jeter l'éponge
/ʒə.te le.pɔ̃ʒ/
verb
B1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- jette l'éponge
- past
- a jeté l'éponge
- perfect
- jeté l'éponge
Meaning
Practice
1 What does jeter l'éponge mean?
to throw in the towel
2 Fill the gap: Après trois échecs, il jette l'___.
Full sentence: Après trois échecs, il jette l'éponge. (After three failures, he throws in the towel.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches jeter l'éponge?
jeter l'éponge: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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