What does feuilleter in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word feuilleter in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use feuilleter in French.

The word feuilleter in French means skim, browse, flip through , flick through, make puff pastry. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word feuilleter

skim, browse

verbe transitif (survoler un livre)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
J'ai retrouvé la photo que j'avais mise dans mon livre préféré en le feuilletant.
I've found the photo that I put in my favourite book when I was leafing through it.

flip through , flick through

verbe transitif (lire rapidement)

Dans la salle d'attente, plusieurs patients feuilletaient de vieux magazines.
In the waiting room, several patients were flipping through old magazines.

make puff pastry

verbe transitif (Cuisine : faire un pâte feuilletée)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Je feuillette une pâte pour faire une galette.
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Tania gave the dough a turn, before returning it to the fridge to chill again.

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