Adding
voire
FormalC1What follows
voire + a noun
Function
Adding
Meaning
Adds an EXTREME case, considered on top of the previous one.
Position and punctuation
within the sentence · a comma before
Example
Le délai sera de plusieurs semaines, voire de plusieurs mois.
The wait will be several weeks, or even several months.
In the DELF
the C1 synthesis
The trap
Voire ends in e and has nothing to do with the verb voir: "voir même" is a frequent spelling mistake. And voire stands alone: "voire même" is a pleonasm that markers notice.
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