faire la fine bouche

/fɛʁ la fin buʃ/

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
fait la fine bouche
past
a fait la fine bouche
perfect
fait la fine bouche

Meaning

  1. to be picky, to turn one's nose up

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 faire la fine bouche mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il fait toujours la fine ___ devant les légumes.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches faire la fine bouche?

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