What does engueuler in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word engueuler in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use engueuler in French.
The word engueuler in French means tell off, argue, tear off a strip, get strips torn off you, be torn off a strip. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word engueuler
tell offverbe transitif (familier (disputer, crier sur) (informal) (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.") Le patron a commencé la journée en engueulant Patrick, qui est arrivé en retard. Si tu rentres tard, tu vas te faire engueuler par tes parents. If you get in late, your parents are going to give you hell. |
argueverbe pronominal (se disputer fortement) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Ces deux-là s'engueulent régulièrement. Those two are always arguing. |
tear off a striplocution verbale (très familier (réprimander fortement) (UK, colloquial) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Ma femme m'a engueulé comme du poisson pourri tout ça parce que j'avais oublié de sortir le linge. |
get strips torn off you, be torn off a strip(très familier (se faire disputer) (figurative, slang) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
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