What does étrille in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word étrille in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use étrille in French.
The word étrille in French means velvet crab, currycomb, currycomb, trounce, thrash, lambast, fleece. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word étrille
velvet crabnom féminin (espèce de crabe) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Nous avons ramené des araignées de mer et des étrilles de notre pêche. |
currycombnom féminin (brosse pour cheval) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Le cavalier nettoie son cheval avec une étrille |
currycombverbe transitif (frotter avec une brosse dure) (for horses) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Il faut étriller les chevaux pour nettoyer leur peau. |
trounce, thrashverbe transitif (familier (vaincre) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Notre équipe s'est fait étriller par les visiteurs. |
lambastverbe transitif (familier (critiquer fortement) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") L'opposition a étrillé ce projet de loi. |
fleeceverbe transitif (familier (escroquer, faire trop payer) (figurative) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Cet antiquaire véreux étrille ses clients. |
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