perdre l'appétit

/pɛʁdʁ la.pe.ti/

verb B1

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 l'appétit
past
a perdu l'appétit
perfect
perdu l'appétit

Meaning

  1. to lose one's appetite

    • Il perd l'appétit après la mauvaise nouvelle.

      He loses his appetite after the bad news.

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

Practice

1 What does perdre l'appétit mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il perd l'___ après la mauvaise nouvelle.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches perdre l'appétit?

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