avoir le bras long
/a.vwaʁ lə bʁa lɔ̃/
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- a le bras long
- past
- a eu le bras long
- perfect
- eu le bras long
Meaning
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to have connections, to have pull
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Dans cette ville, il a le bras long.
In this town, he has a lot of pull.
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Son oncle avait le bras long dans l'administration locale. Il obtenait toujours ce qu'il voulait en un coup de téléphone.
Her uncle had connections in the local administration. He always got what he wanted with a single phone call.
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Practice
1 What does avoir le bras long mean?
to have connections, to have pull
2 Fill the gap: Dans cette ville, il a le bras ___.
Full sentence: Dans cette ville, il a le bras long. (In this town, he has a lot of pull.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches avoir le bras long?
avoir le bras long: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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