avoir la flemme
/a.vwaʁ la flɛm/
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- a la flemme
- past
- a eu la flemme
- perfect
- eu la flemme
Meaning
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to feel lazy, to not feel like it
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Il a la flemme de faire la vaisselle ce soir.
He can't be bothered to do the dishes tonight.
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On a eu la flemme de cuisiner hier soir, alors on a commandé une pizza. Personne ne s'est plaint du résultat.
We didn't feel like cooking last night, so we ordered a pizza. Nobody complained about the result.
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Practice
1 What does avoir la flemme mean?
to feel lazy, to not feel like it
2 Fill the gap: Il a la ___ de faire la vaisselle ce soir.
Full sentence: Il a la flemme de faire la vaisselle ce soir. (He can't be bothered to do the dishes tonight.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches avoir la flemme?
avoir la flemme: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, negative connotation.
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