porter un coup
/pɔʁte œ̃ ku/
verb
B1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- porte un coup
- past
- a porté un coup
- perfect
- porté un coup
Meaning
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to deal a blow
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La nouvelle a porté un coup à l'entreprise.
The news dealt a blow to the company.
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Practice
1 What does porter un coup mean?
to deal a blow
2 Fill the gap: La nouvelle a ___ un coup à l'entreprise.
Full sentence: La nouvelle a porté un coup à l'entreprise. (The news dealt a blow to the company.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches porter un coup?
porter un coup: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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