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cf.
AbbreviationOfficialB2Meaning
confer, « voir »
The cross-reference to another passage or text, in careful writing: cf. page 12, cf. le tableau ci-dessous. It is Latin, and the abbreviation is the only form used.
How it is said
confer, ou voir
Gender and article
no article
Where you meet it
A textbook, an article, a synthesis paper, a work email.
Example
Les tarifs ont changé au 1er janvier (cf. tableau page 2).
Prices changed on 1 January (see table on page 2).
In the DELF
reading B2 · writing C1
Watch out
With a dot, lowercase, and without « voir » before it: « cf. page 12 », never « voir cf. ». In a synthesis, it shows you know how to refer to a document.