perdre la tête
/pɛʁdʁ la tɛt/
verb
B1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- perd la tête
- past
- a perdu la tête
- perfect
- perdu la tête
Meaning
Similar words
"perdre la boule" and "perdre la tête" are close idioms for "to lose one's mind," largely interchangeable; "perdre la boule" is more informal.
Practice
1 What does perdre la tête mean?
to lose one's mind
2 Fill the gap: Il ___ la tête à cause du stress.
Full sentence: Il perd la tête à cause du stress. (He's losing his mind because of the stress.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches perdre la tête?
perdre la tête: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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