What does dorer in French mean?

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

The word dorer in French means gild, bronze, tan, tan, brown, get a tan, sugar-coat the pill for, brown, bask in the sun. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word dorer

gild

verbe transitif (recouvrir d'or fin)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le cadre de ce tableau a été doré.
The frame of this painting has been gilded.

bronze, tan

verbe transitif (faire bronzer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il faut faire attention à ce que le soleil ne dore pas trop la peau en été.
You have to be careful the sun doesn't tan your skin too much in summer.

tan

verbe intransitif (bronzer)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Certaines peaux dorent plus que d'autres.
Some types of skin tan more than others.

brown

verbe transitif (Cuisine : faire revenir dans une matière grasse)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il faut dorer le sauté de veau avant de le faire mijoter.
You have to brown the sautéed veal before simmering it.

get a tan

verbe pronominal (se faire bronzer)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Elle a toujours aimé se dorer au soleil estival.
She has always loved basking in the summer sun.

sugar-coat the pill for

locution verbale (familier, vieilli (faire accepter [qch] de désagréable) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

brown

locution verbale (cuisine : colorer par cuisson) (Cookery)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

bask in the sun

locution verbale (familier (bronzer)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ils sont partis à la plage se dorer la pilule.

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