aller à vau-l'eau
/a.le a vo.lo/
verb
C1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- va à vau-l'eau
- past
- est allé à vau-l'eau
- perfect
- allé à vau-l'eau
Meaning
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to go to ruin, fall apart
Similar words
"aller à vau-l'eau" is an idiom for falling into ruin or going wrong; "tomber en ruine" is the plainer phrase for the same idea.
Practice
1 What does aller à vau-l'eau mean?
to go to ruin, fall apart
2 Fill the gap: Sans direction, l'entreprise va à vau-l'___.
Full sentence: Sans direction, l'entreprise va à vau-l'eau. (Without direction, the company is falling apart.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches aller à vau-l'eau?
aller à vau-l'eau: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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