écrire noir sur blanc

/e.kʁiʁ nwaʁ syʁ blɑ̃/

verb B2

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
écrit noir sur blanc
past
a écrit noir sur blanc
perfect
écrit noir sur blanc

Meaning

  1. to state in black and white

    • Le contrat écrit noir sur blanc les conditions.

      The contract states the conditions in black and white.

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 écrire noir sur blanc mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le contrat ___ noir sur blanc les conditions.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches écrire noir sur blanc?

verb

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