Search Results for: "bras"
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Vocabulary (2)
Phrases (17)
à bras ouverts
frThis French idiom means to welcome someone or something with open arms, full of...
avoir le bras long
frThis French idiom means someone has a lot of influence or connections. Think of...
Avoir le bras long.
frTo have powerful connections or influence.
Avoir les bras croisés.
frTo stand or sit with arms folded, indicating impatience or refusal to help.
Baisser les bras.
frTo stop trying; to surrender or abandon an effort.
Être le bras droit de quelqu'un.
frTo be a trusted and essential assistant to someone.
Baisser les bras
frTo abandon an effort or struggle, to surrender.
Rejoindre les bras de Morphée.
frTo go to sleep, implying a peaceful slumber.
Ça coûte un bras.
frExpresses that something is very expensive, an informal way of saying it's costl...
Coûter un bras et une jambe.
frTo be extremely expensive, requiring a very high price.
Prendre à bras-le-corps
frTo deal with a problem or task directly and energetically.
Prendre à bras le corps.
frTo deal with a difficult problem or task with determination and directly.
Rester les bras croisés
frTo remain inactive or passive in a situation.
À bras le corps
frTackling a problem directly and with full commitment.
Coûter un bras.
frTo be very expensive, implying a high price.
Prendre à bras le corps
frTo confront a problem or task directly and with determination.
Coûter un bras
frTo be very expensive, implying a high price.
Grammar (16)
French Body Parts: Using 'The' instead of 'My' (Articles définis)
frnouns_articles
French Plural: Words Ending in -s, -x, -z (No Change)
frnouns_articles
French Plurals: Just Add -s
frnouns_articles
French Reflexive Agreement: The 'No-Agreement' Exceptions
frverbs_past
Reflexive Verbs in the Past: I washed myself (Passé Composé)
frverbs_past
My, Your, His/Her in French (mon, ma, mes)
fradjectives_adverbs
Using 'Chez' (At Someone's Place)
frprepositions_connectors
Expressing Contrast: Although (Embora + Subjunctive)
ptsubjunctive
Classical Past: The Simple Pluperfect (fizera, falara)
ptverbs_past
Formal Vocabulary: Sounding like an Expert (C2)
ptformal_register
No Agreement: Pronominal Verbs with Objects After
frverbs_past
Portuguese Pronoun Placement: Before the Verb (Proclisis)
ptpronouns
Archaic Temporal Gerund with 'Em' (Em chegando, Em se tratando de)
ptverbs_tenses
Formal Indirect Pronouns: Using 'lhe' like a Pro
ptpronouns
Portuguese Verb Regimen: Using the Right Prepositions (Regência Verbal)
ptprepositions_connectors
Portuguese Mesoclisis: Pronouns Inside the Verb (dar-te-ei)
ptformal_register