avoir les commandes
/avwaʁ le kɔmɑ̃d/
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- a les commandes
- past
- a eu les commandes
- perfect
- eu les commandes
Meaning
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to be in control, in the driver's seat
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Elle a enfin les commandes de sa carrière.
She's finally in the driver's seat of her career.
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Après le départ du fondateur, sa fille a enfin eu les commandes de l'entreprise. Elle a modernisé toute la production en deux ans.
After the founder left, his daughter finally took the reins of the company. She modernized all of production within two years.
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Practice
1 What does avoir les commandes mean?
to be in control, in the driver's seat
2 Fill the gap: Elle a enfin les ___ de sa carrière.
Full sentence: Elle a enfin les commandes de sa carrière. (She's finally in the driver's seat of her career.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches avoir les commandes?
avoir les commandes: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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