faire les gros yeux

/fɛʁ le gʁo zjø/

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 les gros yeux
past
a fait les gros yeux
perfect
fait les gros yeux

Meaning

  1. to give a stern look

    • La maîtresse fait les gros yeux aux enfants bruyants.

      The teacher gives the noisy children a stern look.

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 les gros yeux mean?

2 Fill the gap: La maîtresse fait les ___ yeux aux enfants bruyants.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches faire les gros yeux?

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