il ne faut pas vendre la peau de l'ours

/il nə fo pa vɑ̃dʁ la po də luʁs/

le noun B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. don't count your chickens before they hatch

    • Attends les résultats, il ne faut pas vendre la peau de l'ours.

      Wait for the results, don't count your chickens before they hatch.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Practice

1 What does il ne faut pas vendre la peau de l'ours mean?

2 Fill the gap: Attends les résultats, il ne faut pas ___ la peau de l'ours.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches il ne faut pas vendre la peau de l'ours?

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