avoir le cœur net
/a.vwaʁ lə kœʁ nɛt/
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- a le cœur net
- past
- a eu le cœur net
- perfect
- eu le cœur net
Meaning
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to get to the bottom of something
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Elle veut avoir le cœur net avant de décider.
She wants to get to the bottom of it before deciding.
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Il a voulu avoir le cœur net et a appelé directement l'entreprise pour vérifier l'offre. Tout s'est révélé exact.
He wanted to get to the bottom of it and called the company directly to check the offer. Everything turned out to be accurate.
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Similar words
"aller au fond des choses" and "avoir le cœur net" are close idioms for "to get to the bottom of something," largely interchangeable.
Practice
1 What does avoir le cœur net mean?
to get to the bottom of something
2 Fill the gap: Elle veut ___ le cœur net avant de décider.
Full sentence: Elle veut avoir le cœur net avant de décider. (She wants to get to the bottom of it before deciding.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches avoir le cœur net?
avoir le cœur net: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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