What does débauche in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word débauche in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use débauche in French.
The word débauche in French means debauchery, orgy, debauched, depraved, immoral, debaucher, lay off, poach, ruin, leave work, drinking buddy. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word débauche
debaucherynom féminin (libertinage, dévergondage) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Quand on parle de débauche on pense souvent au marquis de Sade. |
orgynom féminin (abus de bonne chère) (figurative) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Au cours de cette réception il y a eu une débauche de nourriture. |
debauched, depraved, immoraladjectif (aux mœurs relâchées) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Son attitude est trop débauchée pour sa belle famille. His attitude is too debauched for his in-laws. |
debaucher(noceur, libertin) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Il faut l'admettre, cet homme est un débauché. Let's face it, that man is a lech. |
lay offverbe transitif (licencier) (phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.") Cette entreprise a été obligée de débaucher un tiers de son personnel faute de commandes suffisantes. This company was forced to lay off staff due to a shortage of orders. |
poachverbe transitif (prendre [qqn] à la concurrence) (figurative: employee) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Cette entreprise a débauché cet ingénieur à une société concurrente. The firm poached this engineer from a rival company. |
ruinverbe transitif (dépraver) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Ses mauvaises fréquentations l'ont débauchée. The bad company she keeps has ruined her. |
leave workverbe intransitif (familier (finir une journée de travail) En ce moment, je ne débauche pas avant 18 h 30. At the moment, I don't clock out before 6.30 PM. |
drinking buddynom masculin (péjoratif (ami fêtard) (informal) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
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