élaguer

/e.la.ge/

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
élague
past
a élagué
perfect
élagué

Meaning

  1. to prune (trees)

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

Similar words

tailler

Close — élaguer specifically means to prune trees; tailler is the general word for trimming.

Practice

1 What does élaguer mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le jardinier ___ les arbres du parc.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches élaguer?

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