What does enrayer in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word enrayer in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use enrayer in French.
The word enrayer in French means jam, block, stop, halt, check, block, stop, obstruct, jam, slow down, mark the first furrow of. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word enrayer
jam, blockverbe transitif (bloquer) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Des grains de sable ont enrayé son pistolet. Grains of sand have jammed his pistol. |
stop, halt, checkverbe transitif (figuré (arrêter) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Le gouvernement essaie d'enrayer la hausse des prix. The government is trying to halt the price increase. |
block, stop, obstructverbe transitif (figuré (entraver, gêner) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Le mauvais temps a enrayé la réalisation du chantier extérieur. Bad weather has stopped the building project from being carried out. |
jamverbe pronominal (se bloquer) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Au moment de tirer, le revolver s'est enrayé. At the moment of firing, the revolver got jammed. |
slow downverbe pronominal (figuré (ralentir, s'arrêter) (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.") La crise semble s'être enrayée. The crisis seems to have eased off. |
mark the first furrow ofverbe transitif (tracer un sillon) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Les agriculteurs enrayent les champs avant de les labourer. |
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