cela va de soi

/sə.la va də swa/

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
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past
cela est allé de soi
perfect
cela est allé de soi

Meaning

  1. that goes without saying

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

Similar words

il va sans dire

cela va de soi and il va sans dire are close synonyms, both meaning "that goes without saying."

Practice

1 What does cela va de soi mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sa présence à la réunion, ___ va de soi.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cela va de soi?

verb

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