en avoir ras le bol

/ɑ̃.n‿a.vwaʁ ʁa lə bɔl/

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
en a ras le bol
past
en a eu ras le bol
perfect
en eu ras le bol

Meaning

  1. to be totally fed up (informal)

    • Il en a ras le bol de ce travail.

      He's totally fed up with this job.

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

Practice

1 What does en avoir ras le bol mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il en a ras le ___ de ce travail.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches en avoir ras le bol?

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