Une liasse ou un paquet. What's the difference?

Darian R.A2Kwiziq community member

Salut ! C'est quoi la différence entre ces deux mots, "une liasse" et "un paquet" ? Is "une liasse" used for stacks of papers?

Asked 3 years ago

CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Darian,

The word 'liasse' is used for things tied together, so could be

une liasse de billets, de papiers, de journaux

Under this bundle of papers, she found 'un paquet de lettres', meaning a number of, a pack of letters, but loose items.

Hope this helps!

Like13 years ago

Jim J.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Hi Darian,

Liasse --> accumulation (bundle, batch, wad)

Paquet --> parcel, package, packet.

I suppose that there could be more than one paquet within a liasse.

It is also the case that a paquet could contain several other items within.

Hope this helps.

Jim

Like13 years ago

Salut ! C'est quoi la différence entre ces deux mots, "une liasse" et "un paquet" ? Is "une liasse" used for stacks of papers?

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