avoir un poids sur le cœur

/a.vwaʁ œ̃ pwa syʁ lə kœʁ/

verb B1

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 un poids sur le cœur
past
a eu un poids sur le cœur
perfect
eu un poids sur le cœur

Meaning

  1. to have something weighing on one's heart

    • Depuis leur dispute, elle a un poids sur le cœur.

      Since their argument, she has something weighing on her heart.

    • Elle avait un poids sur le cœur depuis leur dispute non résolue. Un simple appel téléphonique a suffi à tout arranger.

      She had something weighing on her heart since their unresolved argument. A simple phone call was enough to fix everything.

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 un poids sur le cœur mean?

2 Fill the gap: Depuis leur dispute, elle a un ___ sur le cœur.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches avoir un poids sur le cœur?

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