grelotter

/gʁə.lɔ.te/

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
grelotte
past
a grelotté
perfect
grelotté

Meaning

  1. to shiver (from cold)

    • Il grelotte en attendant le bus sous la pluie.

      He shivers waiting for the bus in the rain.

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

Similar words

frissonner

grelotter more specifically means shivering from cold; frissonner is more general, "to shiver."

Practice

1 What does grelotter mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il ___ en attendant le bus sous la pluie.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches grelotter?

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