faire le mort

/fɛʁ lə mɔʁ/

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
fait le mort
past
a fait le mort
perfect
fait le mort

Meaning

  1. to play dead, to lie low

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 faire le mort mean?

2 Fill the gap: Face au danger, l'opossum fait le ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches faire le mort?

verb

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