avoir son mot à dire
/a.vwaʁ sɔ̃ mo a diʁ/
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- a son mot à dire
- past
- a eu son mot à dire
- perfect
- eu son mot à dire
Meaning
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to have a say
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Chaque employé a son mot à dire sur le projet.
Every employee has a say in the project.
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Chaque habitant a eu son mot à dire sur le nouveau projet de quartier lors de la réunion publique. La mairie a pris en compte toutes leurs remarques.
Every resident had a say about the new neighborhood project at the public meeting. City hall took all their comments into account.
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Similar words
avoir son mot à dire and avoir un mot à dire are close synonyms for "to have a say," largely interchangeable.
Practice
1 What does avoir son mot à dire mean?
to have a say
2 Fill the gap: Chaque employé a son mot à ___ sur le projet.
Full sentence: Chaque employé a son mot à dire sur le projet. (Every employee has a say in the project.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches avoir son mot à dire?
avoir son mot à dire: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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