What does asperge in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word asperge in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use asperge in French.

The word asperge in French means asparagus, beanpole, dick, cock, prick, spray, spray yourself, spritz yourself, spray each other, spray one another, asparagus tip. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word asperge

asparagus

nom féminin (légume)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les asperges, vertes ou blanches, s'accompagnent aisément de mayonnaise.
Both white and green asparagus go well with mayonnaise.

beanpole

nom féminin (familier (personne longiligne) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce mannequin est une véritable asperge.
This model is a real string bean.

dick, cock, prick

nom féminin (argot (sexe masculin) (slang, vulgar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il s'est coincé le bout de l'asperge dans sa fermeture éclair !
He got the tip of his dick stuck in his zipper!

spray

verbe transitif (arroser par des gouttes)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
En fin d'automne, j'asperge toujours mes fruitiers avec de la bouillie bordelaise.
At the end of the autumn, I always spray my orchards with Bordeaux mixture.

spray yourself, spritz yourself

verbe pronominal (se projeter un liquide)

(transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.")
En été on s'asperge avec des pulvérisateurs d'eau pour se rafraîchir le visage.
In summer we spritz ourselves with spray bottles of water to refresh our faces.

spray each other, spray one another

verbe pronominal (projeter de l'eau sur soi)

(transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.")
Avec leurs pistolets à eau les enfants s'aspergent.
The kids are spraying each other with their water pistols.

asparagus tip

nom féminin (extrémité goûteuse de l'asperge)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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