s'en prendre à

/sɑ̃ pʁɑ̃dʁ a/

verb B1

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
s'en prend à
past
s'en est pris à
perfect
pris à

Meaning

  1. to lash out at, blame

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 s'en prendre à mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il s'en ___ à ses collègues sans raison.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches s'en prendre à?

verb

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