porter ombrage à
/pɔʁ.te ɔ̃.bʁaʒ a/
verb
C1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- porte ombrage à
- past
- a porté ombrage à
- perfect
- porté ombrage à
Meaning
Practice
1 What does porter ombrage à mean?
to offend, cast a shadow on
2 Fill the gap: Cette remarque porte ___ à son collègue.
Full sentence: Cette remarque porte ombrage à son collègue. (This remark offends his colleague.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches porter ombrage à?
porter ombrage à: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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