What does faucher in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word faucher in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use faucher in French.
The word faucher in French means reap, harvest, flatten, steal, mow down, knock down. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word faucher
reap, harvestverbe transitif (couper) (crop) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Dans le temps, les agriculteurs fauchaient le blé avec une faux. Les agents autoroutiers ont fauché les hautes herbes au bord de la route. Highway maintenance workers have cut the high grass at the side of the road. |
flattenverbe transitif (rabattre à terre) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") L'orage a fauché ce champ de maïs. The storm has flattened the cornfield. |
stealverbe transitif (familier (voler) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Quelqu'un lui a fauché son portefeuille. Someone's pinched his wallet. |
mow downverbe transitif (abattre) (figurative: kill) (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 fantassin a fauché les assaillants avec sa mitrailleuse. The infantryman mowed down his assailants with his machine gun. |
knock downverbe transitif (renverser) (in a vehicle) (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.") Un camion a fauché un piéton. A lorry knocked down a pedestrian. |
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