péter un câble
/pete œ̃ kabl/
verb
B2
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- il pète un câble
- past
- il a pété un câble
- perfect
- pété un câble
Meaning
-
to lose it, to snap (idiom, informal)
Practice
1 What does péter un câble mean?
to lose it, to snap (idiom, informal)
2 Fill the gap: Il a complètement pété un ___ quand il a vu la facture.
Full sentence: Il a complètement pété un câble quand il a vu la facture. (He completely lost it when he saw the bill.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches péter un câble?
péter un câble: colloquial register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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