tourner les talons

/tuʁ.ne le ta.lɔ̃/

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
tourne les talons
past
a tourné les talons
perfect
tourné les talons

Meaning

  1. to turn on one's heel, walk away

    • Furieuse, elle tourne les talons.

      Furious, she turns on her heel and leaves.

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

Practice

1 What does tourner les talons mean?

2 Fill the gap: Furieuse, elle ___ les talons.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches tourner les talons?

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