péter les plombs

/pe.te le plɔ̃/

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
pète les plombs
past
a pété les plombs
perfect
pété les plombs

Meaning

  1. to lose it, to flip out (informal)

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

Practice

1 What does péter les plombs mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il pète les ___ à cause du bruit constant.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches péter les plombs?

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