avoir un poil dans la main

/a.vwaʁ œ̃ pwal dɑ̃ la 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 Negative
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: negative.

Forms

present
a un poil dans la main
past
a eu un poil dans la main
perfect
eu un poil dans la main

Meaning

  1. to be lazy (informal idiom)

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 poil dans la main mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il a un poil dans la ___, il ne fait jamais rien.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches avoir un poil dans la main?

verb

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