avoir des oursins dans les poches

/a.vwaʁ de zuʁ.sɛ̃ dɑ̃ le pɔʃ/

verb C1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
a des oursins dans les poches
past
a eu des oursins dans les poches
perfect
eu des oursins dans les poches

Meaning

  1. to be stingy (informal)

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

Practice

1 What does avoir des oursins dans les poches mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il a des ___ dans les poches, il ne paie jamais.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches avoir des oursins dans les poches?

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