avoir le melon
/a.vwaʁ lə mə.lɔ̃/
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- a le melon
- past
- a eu le melon
- perfect
- eu le melon
Meaning
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to be full of oneself (informal)
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Depuis son succès, il a vraiment le melon.
Since his success, he's really full of himself.
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Il a eu le melon après avoir gagné ce petit concours local. Ses amis n'ont pas arrêté de le charrier pendant des semaines.
He got full of himself after winning that small local contest. His friends wouldn't stop teasing him about it for weeks.
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Similar words
"avoir la grosse tête" and "avoir le melon" are close idioms for "to be full of oneself"; "avoir le melon" is more informal.
Practice
1 What does avoir le melon mean?
to be full of oneself (informal)
2 Fill the gap: Depuis son succès, il a vraiment le ___.
Full sentence: Depuis son succès, il a vraiment le melon. (Since his success, he's really full of himself.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches avoir le melon?
avoir le melon: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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