avoir le cafard
/a.vwaʁ lə ka.faʁ/
verb
B1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- a le cafard
- past
- a eu le cafard
- perfect
- eu le cafard
Meaning
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to feel down, blue
Similar words
avoir le blues and avoir le cafard are close synonyms for "to feel down, blue," largely interchangeable.
Practice
1 What does avoir le cafard mean?
to feel down, blue
2 Fill the gap: Elle a le ___ depuis son déménagement.
Full sentence: Elle a le cafard depuis son déménagement. (She has felt down since her move.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches avoir le cafard?
avoir le cafard: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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