servir de leçon

/sɛʁ.viʁ də lə.sɔ̃/

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
sert de leçon
past
a servi de leçon
perfect
servi de leçon

Meaning

  1. to serve as a lesson

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 servir de leçon mean?

2 Fill the gap: Que cet échec te serve de ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches servir de leçon?

verb

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