Polyglot Dictionary

noyer le poisson

/nwa.je lə pwa.sɔ̃/

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

Forms

present
noie le poisson
past
a noyé le poisson
perfect
noyé le poisson

Meaning

  1. to deliberately confuse the issue

    • Le témoin noie le poisson pour éviter la question.

      The witness deliberately confuses the issue to avoid the question.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Practice

1 What does noyer le poisson mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le témoin noie le ___ pour éviter la question.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches noyer le poisson?

verb

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