avoir le trac
/a.vwaʁ lə tʁak/
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- a le trac
- past
- a eu le trac
- perfect
- eu le trac
Meaning
-
to have stage fright
-
L'actrice a le trac avant chaque représentation.
The actress has stage fright before every performance.
-
Pour sa première représentation, la jeune danseuse a eu le trac comme jamais. Une fois sur scène, pourtant, tout s'est bien passé.
For her first performance, the young dancer had stage fright like never before. Once on stage, though, everything went well.
-
Practice
1 What does avoir le trac mean?
to have stage fright
2 Fill the gap: L'actrice a le ___ avant chaque représentation.
Full sentence: L'actrice a le trac avant chaque représentation. (The actress has stage fright before every performance.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches avoir le trac?
avoir le trac: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
Last updated