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Sentence

La situation va virer au drame.

Translation

The situation is going to turn into a drama.



Analysis


la
     1. art. the (definite article)
     2. pron. her, it (direct object)
     3. n-m. (music) la, the note 'A'
situation
     1. n-f. situation (all meanings)
va
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative active of aller
     2. v. second-person singular imperative of aller
     3. v. third-person singular present indicative active of vader
     4. v. second-person singular imperative of vader
     aller
          1. v. to go + à, location (object) = to
          2. v. to attend (school, church regularly) (+preo, à)
          3. v. (when followed by an infinitive verb) to be going (to); will soon; (forms a near-future tense)
          4. v. (when followed by an adverb) to be (feeling)
          5. v. to go well + avec (object) = with (clothes, colors, etc.)
          6. v. to suit (+preo, à, someone)
          7. v. to be X-proof (to be suitable for use in an appliance without running the risk of being damaged in the process) (+preo, à)
          8. n-m. outward trip; journey out; trip away
virer
     1. v. to bear, veer (change direction slightly)
     2. v. to turn into, become
     3. v. to transfer (money, from one account to another)
     4. v. to get rid of, fire, shitcan
au
     1. contraction. contraction of à le
     à
          1. Notes. In Canada, à and a are not homophones, à a, a ɑː.
          2. prep. to (destination)
          3. prep. to (until)
          4. prep. on the, to (some directions)
          5. prep. at (said of a particular time)
          6. prep. at, in, on (said of a particular place)
          7. prep. Used in various interjections used as warnings or exhortations
          8. prep. from (origin)
          9. prep. of (belonging to)
          10. prep. till, until (used in farewells)
          11. prep. (cuisine) cooked in or with
          12. prep. Used to make compound nouns to state what something is used for
          13. prep. (before an infinitive) to (used to express something not completed)
          14. prep. Used to describe a part of something, often translated into English as a compound adjective
          15. prep. by
          16. prep. or, to (used to express an approximate number)
          17. prep. Used to indicate the recipient of certain phrasal verb.
          18. prep. with
     le
          1. art. the (definite article)
          2. art. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English.
          3. art. (before parts of the body) the; my, your, etc.
          4. art. (before units) a, an
          5. pron. (direct object) him, it
          6. pron. used to refer to something previously mentioned or implied; not translated in English
drame
     1. n-m. drama (piece of theatre)
     2. n-m. drama (something entertaining or action-packed)
     3. n-m. tragedy (shocking and saddening event)




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