passer une nuit blanche

/pase yn nɥi blɑ̃ʃ/

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
passe une nuit blanche
past
a passé une nuit blanche
perfect
passé une nuit blanche

Meaning

  1. to pull an all-nighter

    • Elle a passé une nuit blanche avant l'examen.

      She pulled an all-nighter before the exam.

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 passer une nuit blanche mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle a passé une nuit ___ avant l'examen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches passer une nuit blanche?

verb

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