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Formulaire or formalité: what to say at the registration desk
Ask for a form, check the registration steps and hand in your documents in French. Practise formulaire and formalité with short desk conversations.
- A2
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In short
Un formulaire is the form you fill in. Une formalité is a step to complete in a procedure. Remplir le formulaire can be one of the formalités d’inscription, alongside showing a document or confirming your details.
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At the registration desk
Find:
Ask for the document
You are registering for a photography club.
Ask about the steps
Check what remains
| Phrase | Meaning |
|---|---|
| un formulaire rempli | a completed form |
| remplir un formulaire | to fill in a form |
| accomplir une formalité | to complete a procedural step |
| les formalités d’inscription | the registration formalities |
Formulaire is masculine: ce formulaire est complet. Formalité is feminine: cette formalité est simple. When someone says Ce n’est qu’une formalité, they expect a routine step. At the desk, Qu’est-ce qu’il reste à faire ? asks plainly what remains.