chercher la petite bête

/ʃɛʁ.ʃe la pə.tit bɛt/

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
cherche la petite bête
past
a cherché la petite bête
perfect
cherché la petite bête

Meaning

  1. to nitpick

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

Practice

1 What does chercher la petite bête mean?

2 Fill the gap: Son collègue ___ toujours la petite bête.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches chercher la petite bête?

verb

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