What does égrener in French mean?

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

The word égrener in French means be strung out, be spread across, shuck, shell, tell, list, fall off, suffuse, permeate, go by, seed, deseed, tell, disperse, disband, fall, spew, tell your beads. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word égrener

be strung out, be spread across

verbe pronominal (se distancer)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Les coureurs s'égrènent au passage du col.
The runners are strung out along the pass.

shuck, shell

verbe transitif (enlever les grains) (corn, nuts)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
L'homme égrène l'épi de maïs.
The man is shucking the ear of corn.

tell

verbe transitif (prier avec un chapelet) (prayer beads)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Elle égrène ses prières avec un chapelet.
She tells the prayer beads on her rosary.

list

verbe transitif (laisser passer un à un)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le ministre égrène le nom des victimes.
The minister is going through the names of the victims one by one.

fall off

verbe pronominal (se détacher en grains)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
Les petits pois s'égrènent facilement à la main.

suffuse, permeate

verbe pronominal (littéraire (se faire entendre)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
La musique s'égrenait dans l'air du soir.
Music suffused the evening air.

go by

verbe pronominal (littéraire (être entendu distinctement)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
Les paroles de cette chanson s'égrènent facilement.

seed, deseed

verbe transitif (détacher les grains) (fruit, etc.)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Pour faire la gelée, j'égraine les groseilles.

tell

verbe transitif (dire des prières) (rosary beads)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Assise au fond de l'église, la femme égrainait son chapelet.

disperse, disband

verbe pronominal (se disperser)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
À la fin de l'exercice, le peloton s'égraine.

fall

verbe pronominal (tomber par grain)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Les groseilles trop mûres s'égrainent.

spew

verbe transitif (figuré (dire de façon continue)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Dans sa colère, elle égrainait toutes sortes d'injures.

tell your beads

locution verbale (réciter des prières sur un chapelet) (Religion)

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

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