faire montre de

/fɛʁ mɔ̃tʁ də/

verb C1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
fait montre de
past
a fait montre de
perfect
fait montre de

Meaning

  1. to display, show off

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

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English

exhibit

Close — to display, show off relates to exhibiting.

Practice

1 What does faire montre de mean?

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