mettre le grappin sur

/mɛtʁ lə ɡʁa.pɛ̃ syʁ/

verb C1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
met le grappin sur
past
a mis le grappin sur
perfect
mis le grappin sur

Meaning

  1. to get one's hooks into

    • Elle met le grappin sur le meilleur candidat.

      She gets her hooks into the best candidate.

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 mettre le grappin sur mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle met le ___ sur le meilleur candidat.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mettre le grappin sur?

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