perdre du poids

/pɛʁdʁ dy pwa/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
perd du poids
past
a perdu du poids
perfect
perdu du poids

Meaning

  1. to lose weight

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

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

adelgazar

adelgazar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to lose weight."

Spanish

enflaquecer

enflaquecer is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to lose weight."

Portuguese

emagrecer

emagrecer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to lose weight."

Practice

1 What does perdre du poids mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle perd du ___ grâce à son nouveau régime.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches perdre du poids?

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