tomber à l'eau

/tɔ̃.be a lo/

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
tombe à l'eau
past
est tombé à l'eau
perfect
tombé à l'eau

Meaning

  1. to fall through, fail (a plan)

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Intransitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: punctual. Transitivity: intransitive.

Practice

1 What does tomber à l'eau mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le projet ___ à l'eau faute de budget.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches tomber à l'eau?

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