Polyglot Dictionary

pousser à bout

/pu.se a bu/

verb B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
pousse à bout
past
a poussé à bout
perfect
poussé à bout

Meaning

  1. to push to the limit, exasperate

    • Ses questions incessantes le poussent à bout.

      His constant questions push him to the limit.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Practice

1 What does pousser à bout mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ses questions incessantes le poussent à ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pousser à bout?

verb

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