aller droit au but

/a.le dʁwa o by/

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
va droit au but
past
est allé droit au but
perfect
allé droit au but

Meaning

  1. to get straight to the point

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 aller droit au but mean?

2 Fill the gap: Dans son discours, elle va ___ au but.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aller droit au but?

verb

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