porter plainte

/pɔʁ.te plɛ̃t/

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
porte plainte
past
a porté plainte
perfect
porté plainte

Meaning

  1. to file a complaint

    • La victime porte plainte contre son agresseur.

      The victim files a complaint against her attacker.

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

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

registrar

Close, figuratively — to file a complaint relates to registering, officially recording.

Practice

1 What does porter plainte mean?

2 Fill the gap: La victime porte ___ contre son agresseur.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches porter plainte?

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