avoir la vie dure
/a.vwaʁ la vi dyʁ/
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- a la vie dure
- past
- a eu la vie dure
- perfect
- eu la vie dure
Meaning
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to be hard to get rid of, die hard
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Ce préjugé a la vie dure.
This prejudice is hard to get rid of.
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Ce mythe avait la vie dure dans la région malgré toutes les preuves contraires. Il a fallu des années pour le faire disparaître.
That myth was hard to kill in the region despite all the evidence against it. It took years to make it go away.
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Practice
1 What does avoir la vie dure mean?
to be hard to get rid of, die hard
2 Fill the gap: Ce préjugé a la vie ___.
Full sentence: Ce préjugé a la vie dure. (This prejudice is hard to get rid of.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches avoir la vie dure?
avoir la vie dure: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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