perdre haleine

/pɛʁdʁ a.lɛn/

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
perd haleine
past
a perdu haleine
perfect
perdu haleine

Meaning

  1. to run out of breath

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: intransitive.

Practice

1 What does perdre haleine mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il court à perdre ___ pour attraper le bus.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches perdre haleine?

verb

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