marcher sur des œufs

/maʁ.ʃe syʁ de zø/

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
marche sur des œufs
past
a marché sur des œufs
perfect
marché sur des œufs

Meaning

  1. to tread carefully

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 marcher sur des œufs mean?

2 Fill the gap: Avec ce sujet sensible, il ___ sur des œufs.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches marcher sur des œufs?

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