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Complétez ces paroles de la Marseillaise : "Aux armes […] ! Formez vos bataillons"Complete these words of La Marseillaise: “Aux armes […] ! Formez vos bataillons” (“To arms […]! Form your battalions”)

Answer

citoyenscitoyens (citizens)

Explanation

The chorus of La Marseillaise begins: “To arms, citizens! Form your battalions!”

Source: La Marseillaise (Rouget de Lisle, 1792) – Constitution du 4 octobre 1958, article 2Updated 13 October 2026.Official question · answer and translation written by Recite

The 4 options, in French as at the exam

soldatssoldats (soldiers)
camaradescamarades (comrades)
citoyenscitoyens (citizens) (Correct answer)
FrançaisFrançais (Frenchmen)

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