avoir toutes les cartes en main

/a.vwaʁ tut le kaʁt ɑ̃ mɛ̃/

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 toutes les cartes en main
past
a eu toutes les cartes en main
perfect
eu toutes les cartes en main

Meaning

  1. to hold all the cards

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

Practice

1 What does avoir toutes les cartes en main mean?

2 Fill the gap: Dans cette négociation, il a ___ les cartes en main.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches avoir toutes les cartes en main?

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