célèbre vs connu; versatilité

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célèbre vs connu; versatilité

I translated "famous sculpteur" as "sculpteur connu" but all the suggested answers used "célèbre" instead. Is there a difference? I thought they meant the same thing.

Also, my dictionary translates "versatility" as "polyvalence" in French, and it says that "versatilité" in French actually means fickleness/changeability. Just wanted to clarify.

This question relates to:French writing exercise "Alberto Giacometti"

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ChrisC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Hi Gee, again Google provided the answer for célèbre vs connu:

https://fr.hinative.com/questions/251841

Yes, versatilité means changeability in mind, fickleness.

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célèbre vs connu; versatilité

I translated "famous sculpteur" as "sculpteur connu" but all the suggested answers used "célèbre" instead. Is there a difference? I thought they meant the same thing.

Also, my dictionary translates "versatility" as "polyvalence" in French, and it says that "versatilité" in French actually means fickleness/changeability. Just wanted to clarify.

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