What does escrime in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word escrime in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use escrime in French.
The word escrime in French means fencing, fence, strive, struggle to do, fence, lock horns. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word escrime
fencingnom féminin (sport d'arme blanche) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) L'escrime est un sport qui se pratique à deux. Fencing is a sport for two people. |
fenceverbe intransitif (pratiquer l'escrime) (Sports) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Robert escrime régulièrement. |
striveverbe pronominal (figuré (se donner du mal) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Jules s'escrime pour réussir. |
struggle to doverbe pronominal (figuré (peiner à faire [qch]) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Je m'escrime depuis ce matin à réparer cette porte. |
fenceverbe pronominal (pratiquer l'escrime) (Sports) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Les participants au tournoi s'escriment tous les jours. |
lock hornsverbe pronominal (figuré, vieilli (disputer l'un contre l'autre) (argue: figurative) Ces deux savants prennent plaisir à s'escrimer |
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