avoir barre sur
/a.vwaʁ baʁ syʁ/
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- a barre sur
- past
- a eu barre sur
- perfect
- eu barre sur
Meaning
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to have the upper hand over
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Elle a barre sur ses concurrents grâce à son expérience.
She has the upper hand over her competitors thanks to her experience.
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Après cette victoire, l'entreprise a eu barre sur tous ses concurrents pendant des années. Elle a dominé le marché jusqu'en 2020.
After that win, the company had the upper hand over all its competitors for years. It dominated the market until 2020.
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Similar words
avoir barre sur and avoir le dessus are close synonyms for "to have the upper hand," largely interchangeable; avoir barre sur is used with "sur quelqu'un."
Practice
1 What does avoir barre sur mean?
to have the upper hand over
2 Fill the gap: Elle a ___ sur ses concurrents grâce à son expérience.
Full sentence: Elle a barre sur ses concurrents grâce à son expérience. (She has the upper hand over her competitors thanks to her experience.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches avoir barre sur?
avoir barre sur: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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