What does rôder in French mean?

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

The word rôder in French means prowl, roam, run in, develop, settle in, grind. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word rôder

prowl

verbe intransitif (tourner autour de [qch])

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Les renards rôdent autour du poulailler.
Foxes prowl around the chicken coop.

roam

verbe intransitif (traîner, errer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
N'y va pas après 20h, il y a des loubards qui rôdent dans le coin.
Don't go there after 8pm. There are yobs roaming the neighbourhood.

run in

verbe transitif (Automobile,... : sous-utiliser pour initier) (UK: engine)

(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.")
Maintenant il n'est plus nécessaire de roder les voitures.

develop

verbe transitif (mettre au point)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le nouveau directeur rode sa nouvelle organisation.

settle in

verbe pronominal (s'habituer)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
C'est un nouveau, laisse-lui le temps de se roder.

grind

verbe transitif (lisser)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il faut roder le granit pour le rendre brillant.

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