What does fouetter in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word fouetter in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use fouetter in French.
The word fouetter in French means whip, beat, lash, whip up, have better things to do, flog until you draw blood, there's nothing to get worked up about. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word fouetter
whipverbe transitif (donner du fouet à) (horse) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Le cavalier fouette son cheval. The rider whips his horse. |
beatverbe transitif (battre vivement) (cookery) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Il faut fouetter les œufs pour faire une omelette. You need to beat the eggs to make an omelette. |
lashverbe transitif (cingler) (rain, wind: figurative) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") La pluie et le vent fouettent les fenêtres. The rain and wind are lashing the windows. |
whip upverbe transitif (attiser) (informal, figurative) (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.") Ces nouvelles fouettent leur curiosité. The news whipped up their curiosity. |
have better things to dolocution verbale (figuré (avoir autre chose à faire) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
flog until you draw bloodlocution verbale (de façon à faire saigner) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Les tortionnaires ont fouetté leur victime jusqu'au sang. |
there's nothing to get worked up about(ce n'est pas si grave) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") C'est gênant, mais il n'y a pas de quoi fouetter un chat. |
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