avoir un pois chiche à la place du cerveau

/a.vwaʁ œ̃ pwa ʃiʃ a la plas dy sɛʁ.vo/

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 un pois chiche à la place du cerveau
past
a eu un pois chiche à la place du cerveau
perfect
eu un pois chiche à la place du cerveau

Meaning

  1. to be an airhead

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 pois chiche à la place du cerveau mean?

2 Fill the gap: Arrête de faire n'importe quoi, on dirait que tu as un pois chiche à la place du ___ !

3 Which fingerprint chart matches avoir un pois chiche à la place du cerveau?

Usage notes

Informal and mocking, used among friends rather than in polite settings.

verb

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