crier sur les toits

/kʁi.je syʁ le twa/

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
crie sur les toits
past
a crié sur les toits
perfect
crié sur les toits

Meaning

  1. to shout from the rooftops

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

brailler

Close — both describe a loud vocal expression, to shout vs to yell.

Similar in other languages

English

yell

Close, figuratively — to shout from the rooftops relates to yelling.

Practice

1 What does crier sur les toits mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle crie sur les ___ la nouvelle de sa promotion.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches crier sur les toits?

verb

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