faire les cent pas

faire les cent pas
A verb phrase is a group of words that functions as a verb in a sentence to convey an action, condition, or state (e.g., jeter un sort, avoir faim).
verb phrase
1.
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
(idiom)
(to wait while walking back and forth)
a. to pace up and down
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
(idiom)
Inquiet, Samuel faisait les cent pas dans la salle d’attente de l’hôpital.Worried, Samuel paced up and down in the hospital waiting room.
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