changer de camp

/ʃɑ̃.ʒe də kɑ̃/

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
change de camp
past
a changé de camp
perfect
changé de camp

Meaning

  1. to switch sides

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

tourner casaque

"changer de camp" and "tourner casaque" are close idioms for "to switch sides," largely interchangeable.

Practice

1 What does changer de camp mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le joueur ___ de camp en cours de partie.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches changer de camp?

verb

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