jouer les seconds rôles

/ʒwe le zə.ɡɔ̃ ʁol/

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
joue les seconds rôles
past
a joué les seconds rôles
perfect
joué les seconds rôles

Meaning

  1. to play second fiddle

    • Il refuse de jouer les seconds rôles.

      He refuses to play second fiddle.

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

Practice

1 What does jouer les seconds rôles mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il refuse de jouer les ___ rôles.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches jouer les seconds rôles?

verb

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