"verbe léger" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /vɛʁ.b(ə) le.ʒe/ Forms: verbes légers [plural]
Etymology: From verbe + léger. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|verbe|léger}} verbe + léger Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} verbe léger m (plural verbes légers)
  1. (grammar) light verb (verb without lexical meaning, accompanied by a noun signifying an action or a state. For example, faire in faire une inspection is a light verb, and one can simply say inspecter) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Grammar Hypernyms: verbe
    Sense id: en-verbe_léger-fr-noun-8~QzarQD Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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