rester bouche bée

/ʁɛs.te buʃ be/

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
reste bouche bée
past
est resté bouche bée
perfect
resté bouche bée

Meaning

  1. to be left speechless

    • Il reste bouche bée devant le paysage.

      He's left speechless by the landscape.

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

Practice

1 What does rester bouche bée mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il reste ___ bée devant le paysage.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches rester bouche bée?

verb

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