donner un coup de pouce

/dɔ.ne œ̃ ku də pus/

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
donne un coup de pouce
past
a donné un coup de pouce
perfect
donné un coup de pouce

Meaning

  1. to give a helping hand, boost

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 donner un coup de pouce mean?

2 Fill the gap: Cette bourse donne un coup de ___ aux étudiants.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches donner un coup de pouce?

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