avoir le bourdon
/a.vwaʁ lə buʁ.dɔ̃/
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- a le bourdon
- past
- a eu le bourdon
- perfect
- eu le bourdon
Meaning
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to feel blue, down (informal)
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Depuis quelques jours, elle a le bourdon.
For the past few days, she's been feeling down.
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Il avait le bourdon depuis la fin de ses études, sans savoir pourquoi. Un nouveau projet lui a redonné de l'énergie.
He'd been feeling down since finishing his studies, without knowing why. A new project gave him back his energy.
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Practice
1 What does avoir le bourdon mean?
to feel blue, down (informal)
2 Fill the gap: Depuis quelques jours, elle a le ___.
Full sentence: Depuis quelques jours, elle a le bourdon. (For the past few days, she's been feeling down.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches avoir le bourdon?
avoir le bourdon: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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