Polyglot Dictionary

passer l'aspirateur

/pa.se las.pi.ʁa.tœʁ/

verb A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
passe l'aspirateur
past
a passé l'aspirateur
perfect
passé l'aspirateur

Meaning

  1. to vacuum

    • Il passe l'aspirateur dans le salon.

      He vacuums the living room.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

aspirer

aspirer and passer l'aspirateur are close synonyms for "to vacuum," largely interchangeable.

Practice

1 What does passer l'aspirateur mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il passe l'___ dans le salon.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches passer l'aspirateur?

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