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etc.
AbbreviationStandardA2Meaning
et cetera, « et le reste »
What closes a list you do not want to finish: pain, lait, œufs, etc. The dot is part of the abbreviation, and it is never doubled.
How it is said
et cétéra
Gender and article
no article
Where you meet it
A shopping list, an instruction, any kind of text.
Example
Apportez de quoi écrire : stylos, crayons, règle, etc.
Bring writing materials: pens, pencils, ruler, etc.
In the DELF
reading A2 · writing B1
Watch out
Three mistakes to avoid: « etc... » with an ellipsis, « et etc. » with « et » before it, and « ect. » with the letters swapped. A comma before, always.