>
About French

poireauter – French expression

poireauter - French expression

frenchetc.org

des poireaux et des légumes

What does the French word ' poireauter ' mean? What does it sound like? How is it used in a sentence? Listen to Anne Audio.

If un poireau is 'a leek' - the vegetable, what to make of poireauter, then? It means 'to wait for a long time', sometimes with no expected result.

  • « Je poireaute depuis une plombe. Qu'est-ce tu fiches ? »
  • "I've been waiting for an hour. What on earth are you doing?"

Tenses and Modes

présent : je poireaute, nous poireautons

passé composé : j'ai poireauté, nous avons poireauté

futur : je poireauterai, nous poireauterons

Try using this expression every day this week.

Did you like it? Please share and link

AUDIO

How to manually download and save onto iTunes

Comments are closed.

     
     

 
Start Learning Today
Members Log In

STAY SIGNED IN

ALWAYS STAY SIGNED IN to access all of your worksheets in one click.

Quick Links

FRENCH ETC Topics
Vocabulary Lists
Grammar
Premium Material

.......

Recent Comments

Petite vidéo

Cliquez pour voir
La Bretagne