ouvrir l'appétit

/u.vʁiʁ la.pe.ti/

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
ouvre l'appétit
past
a ouvert l'appétit
perfect
ouvert l'appétit

Meaning

  1. to whet the appetite

    • Cette odeur ouvre l'appétit.

      This smell whets the appetite.

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 ouvrir l'appétit mean?

2 Fill the gap: Cette odeur ouvre l'___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ouvrir l'appétit?

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