quand le chat n'est pas là les souris dansent

/kɑ̃ lə ʃa nɛ pa la le suʁi dɑ̃s/

le noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. when the cat's away, the mice will play

    • Dès que le patron part, quand le chat n'est pas là les souris dansent.

      As soon as the boss leaves, when the cat's away the mice will play.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Practice

1 What does quand le chat n'est pas là les souris dansent mean?

2 Fill the gap: Dès que le patron part, quand le chat n'est pas là les souris ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches quand le chat n'est pas là les souris dansent?

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