Polyglot Dictionary

aller de soi

/a.le də swa/

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

Forms

present
va de soi
past
est allé de soi
perfect
allé de soi

Meaning

  1. to be obvious, go without saying

    • Sa loyauté va de soi.

      His loyalty goes without saying.

    • Pour lui, aider ses voisins allait de soi. Il n'y pensait même pas comme une faveur.

      For him, helping his neighbors was simply a given. He didn't even think of it as a favor.

V Category State Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

sauter aux yeux

"sauter aux yeux" and "aller de soi" are close idioms for "to be obvious," largely interchangeable.

Practice

1 What does aller de soi mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sa loyauté va de ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aller de soi?

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