battre froid à
/batʁ fʁwa a/
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- bat froid à
- past
- a battu froid à
- perfect
- battu froid à
Meaning
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to give someone the cold shoulder
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Elle bat froid à son collègue depuis leur dispute.
She's been giving her colleague the cold shoulder since their argument.
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Elle battait froid à sa sœur depuis leur dispute de l'été dernier. Elles ont fini par se réconcilier à Noël.
She had been giving her sister the cold shoulder since their argument last summer. They finally made up at Christmas.
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Practice
1 What does battre froid à mean?
to give someone the cold shoulder
2 Fill the gap: Elle bat ___ à son collègue depuis leur dispute.
Full sentence: Elle bat froid à son collègue depuis leur dispute. (She's been giving her colleague the cold shoulder since their argument.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches battre froid à?
battre froid à: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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