embrouiller

/ɑ̃bʁuje/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Colloquial Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: colloquial. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
il embrouille
past
il a embrouillé
perfect
embrouillé

Meaning

  1. to confuse, to tangle up (informal)

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 embrouiller mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ses explications m'ont complètement ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches embrouiller?

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