passer un savon à
/pɑ.se œ̃ sa.vɔ̃ a/
verb
B2
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- passe un savon à
- past
- a passé un savon à
- perfect
- passé un savon à
Meaning
Practice
1 What does passer un savon à mean?
to give someone a telling-off
2 Fill the gap: Le patron passe un ___ à son employé.
Full sentence: Le patron passe un savon à son employé. (The boss gives his employee a telling-off.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches passer un savon à?
passer un savon à: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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