faire relâche

/fɛʁ ʁə.laʃ/

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 relâche
past
a fait relâche
perfect
fait relâche

Meaning

  1. to be closed, take a break

    • Le théâtre fait relâche le lundi.

      The theater is closed on Mondays.

V Category State Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: state. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: punctual. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

faire une pause

"faire une pause" and "faire relâche" are close synonyms for "to take a break"; "faire relâche" also separately means "to be closed," like a theatre or business.

Practice

1 What does faire relâche mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le théâtre fait ___ le lundi.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches faire relâche?

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