avoir le dessus
/a.vwaʁ lə də.sy/
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- a le dessus
- past
- a eu le dessus
- perfect
- eu le dessus
Meaning
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to have the upper hand
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Après un long combat, le champion a le dessus.
After a long fight, the champion has the upper hand.
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Après un long combat, le champion a eu le dessus sur son adversaire. La foule s'est levée pour l'acclamer.
After a long fight, the champion got the upper hand over his opponent. The crowd stood up to cheer him.
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Similar words
avoir barre sur and avoir le dessus are close synonyms for "to have the upper hand," largely interchangeable; avoir barre sur is used with "sur quelqu'un."
Practice
1 What does avoir le dessus mean?
to have the upper hand
2 Fill the gap: Après un long combat, le champion a le ___.
Full sentence: Après un long combat, le champion a le dessus. (After a long fight, the champion has the upper hand.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches avoir le dessus?
avoir le dessus: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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