perdre du terrain
/pɛʁdʁ dy tɛ.ʁɛ̃/
verb
B2
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- perd du terrain
- past
- a perdu du terrain
- perfect
- perdu du terrain
Meaning
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to lose ground
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Le parti perd du terrain dans les sondages.
The party is losing ground in the polls.
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Practice
1 What does perdre du terrain mean?
to lose ground
2 Fill the gap: Le parti perd du ___ dans les sondages.
Full sentence: Le parti perd du terrain dans les sondages. (The party is losing ground in the polls.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches perdre du terrain?
perdre du terrain: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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