question brûlante

/kɛstjɔ̃ bʁylɑ̃t/

la noun B2

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.

Forms

plural
les questions brûlantes

Meaning

  1. burning question

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

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English

burn the midnight oil

Close, figuratively — a "burning question" relates to "burning the midnight oil."

Practice

1 What does question brûlante mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ brûlante est de savoir qui va payer.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches question brûlante?

noun

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