lutter contre la pollution

/ly.te kɔ̃tʁ la pɔ.ly.sjɔ̃/

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
lutte contre la pollution
past
a lutté contre la pollution
perfect
lutté contre la pollution

Meaning

  1. to fight against pollution

    • La ville lutte contre la pollution de l'air.

      The city fights against air pollution.

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

Similar words

défendre

Close — fighting for and defending something overlap when protecting it.

Similar in other languages

German

entgegenstellen

Close — to fight against pollution relates to opposing, setting against.

English

defend

Close, figuratively — to fight against pollution relates to defending.

Practice

1 What does lutter contre la pollution mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ville lutte contre la ___ de l'air.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches lutter contre la pollution?

verb

Last updated