What does agiter in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word agiter in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use agiter in French.
The word agiter in French means shake, twist and turn, become agitated, disturb, agitate, debate, raise the spectre of. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word agiter
shakeverbe transitif (secouer) (solid object, body part) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Agitez la bouteille avant de servir ! Shake the bottle before serving. |
twist and turnverbe pronominal (manifester un trouble) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Avec la fièvre, le malade s'agite. The fever is making the patient twist and turn. |
become agitatedverbe pronominal (manifester un mécontentement) Les ouvriers s'agitent et veulent faire grève. The workers are becoming agitated and want to go on strike. |
disturbverbe transitif (tourmenter) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") La nouvelle agita son sommeil. The news disturbed his sleep. |
agitateverbe transitif (inciter à la révolte) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Il est dangereux d'agiter la population. It is dangerous to agitate the population. |
debateverbe transitif (débattre, discuter) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") La direction agite la demande des syndicats. Management is debating the unions' request. |
raise the spectre oflocution verbale (faire peur avec [qch]) (UK) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
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