Polyglot Dictionary

faire la grasse matinée

/fɛʁ la gʁas ma.ti.ne/

verb A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
fait la grasse matinée
past
a fait la grasse matinée
perfect
fait la grasse matinée

Meaning

  1. to sleep in

    • Le dimanche, ils font la grasse matinée.

      On Sundays, they sleep in.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive

Similar words

dormir

faire la grasse matinée means "to sleep in," to sleep late; dormir is the general word "to sleep."

Practice

1 What does faire la grasse matinée mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le dimanche, ils font la grasse ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches faire la grasse matinée?

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