Polyglot Dictionary

tourner le dos à

/tuʁ.ne lə do a/

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
tourne le dos à
past
a tourné le dos à
perfect
tourné le dos à

Meaning

  1. to turn one's back on

    • Il tourne le dos à ses anciens amis.

      He turns his back on his old friends.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Practice

1 What does tourner le dos à mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il ___ le dos à ses anciens amis.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches tourner le dos à?

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