échouer de justesse

/e.ʃwe də ʒys.tɛs/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
échoue de justesse
past
a échoué de justesse
perfect
échoué de justesse

Meaning

  1. to narrowly fail

    • Le candidat échoue de justesse.

      The candidate narrowly fails.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Practice

1 What does échouer de justesse mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le candidat échoue de ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches échouer de justesse?

verb

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