tomber des nues
/tɔ̃.be de ny/
verb
C1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- tombe des nues
- past
- est tombé des nues
- perfect
- tombé des nues
Meaning
Practice
1 What does tomber des nues mean?
to be astonished, dumbfounded
2 Fill the gap: En apprenant la nouvelle, il ___ des nues.
Full sentence: En apprenant la nouvelle, il tombe des nues. (Upon hearing the news, he's completely dumbfounded.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches tomber des nues?
tomber des nues: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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