avoir les idées larges

/a.vwaʁ le zi.de laʁʒ/

verb B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
a les idées larges
past
a eu les idées larges
perfect
eu les idées larges

Meaning

  1. to be broad-minded

    • Ses parents ont les idées larges.

      Her parents are broad-minded.

    • Ses grands-parents avaient les idées larges pour leur époque. Ils ont toujours soutenu les choix de vie de leurs petits-enfants.

      Her grandparents were broad-minded for their time. They always supported their grandchildren's life choices.

V Category State Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: state. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Practice

1 What does avoir les idées larges mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ses parents ont les idées ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches avoir les idées larges?

verb

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