faire fausse route
/fɛʁ fos ʁut/
verb
B1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- fait fausse route
- past
- a fait fausse route
- perfect
- fait fausse route
Meaning
Similar words
"faire fausse route" and "s'y prendre mal" are close idioms for being on the wrong track, largely interchangeable.
Practice
1 What does faire fausse route mean?
to be on the wrong track
2 Fill the gap: Les enquêteurs font ___ route depuis le début.
Full sentence: Les enquêteurs font fausse route depuis le début. (The investigators have been on the wrong track from the start.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches faire fausse route?
faire fausse route: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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