avoir la puce à l'oreille

/a.vwaʁ la pys a lɔ.ʁɛj/

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
a la puce à l'oreille
past
a eu la puce à l'oreille
perfect
eu la puce à l'oreille

Meaning

  1. to have a hunch, to be suspicious

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

Similar words

avoir un pressentiment

"avoir la puce à l'oreille" and "avoir un pressentiment" are close synonyms for "to have a hunch," largely interchangeable.

Practice

1 What does avoir la puce à l'oreille mean?

2 Fill the gap: Son silence m'a mis la puce à l'___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches avoir la puce à l'oreille?

verb

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