tirer les ficelles
/ti.ʁe le fi.sɛl/
verb
B2
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- tire les ficelles
- past
- a tiré les ficelles
- perfect
- tiré les ficelles
Meaning
Practice
1 What does tirer les ficelles mean?
to pull the strings
2 Fill the gap: On ignore qui tire les ___ dans cette affaire.
Full sentence: On ignore qui tire les ficelles dans cette affaire. (No one knows who's pulling the strings in this matter.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches tirer les ficelles?
tirer les ficelles: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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