prendre le pouls de

/pʁɑ̃dʁ lə pu də/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
prend le pouls de
past
a pris le pouls de
perfect
pris le pouls de

Meaning

  1. to take the pulse of, gauge

    • Le sondage prend le pouls de l'opinion publique.

      The poll gauges public opinion.

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

Practice

1 What does prendre le pouls de mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le sondage prend le ___ de l'opinion publique.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches prendre le pouls de?

verb

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