Polyglot Dictionary

couper les ponts

/ku.pe le pɔ̃/

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

Forms

present
coupe les ponts
past
a coupé les ponts
perfect
coupé les ponts

Meaning

  1. to cut ties

    • Il coupe les ponts avec son ancienne vie.

      He cuts ties with his old life.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Practice

1 What does couper les ponts mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il coupe les ___ avec son ancienne vie.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches couper les ponts?

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