Polyglot Dictionary

se décolorer

/sə dekɔlɔʁe/

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

Forms

present
se décolore
past
s'est décoloré
perfect
décoloré

Meaning

  1. to fade, to lose color

    • Le tissu s'est décoloré au soleil.

      The fabric faded in the sun.

V Category Occurrence Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Practice

1 What does se décolorer mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le tissu s'est ___ au soleil.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches se décolorer?

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