What does se moucher in French mean?

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

The word se moucher in French means blow, put in his/her place, blow your nose, wipe your nose, snuff out, flow from your nose, stream from your nose, think you are the bee's knees. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word se moucher

blow

verbe transitif (vider le nez de ses mucosités)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Avec cette grippe je mouche beaucoup mon nez.
With this flu, I'm blowing my nose a lot.

put in his/her place

verbe transitif (familier (donner une leçon à [qqn])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Le professeur a mouché l'élève impertinent. Ah ah, tu as vu comment je l'ai mouché, Hugo ! Il la ramène moins maintenant !
Ha! did you see the way I snubbed Hugo? He'll keep a lid on it a bit more in future!

blow your nose, wipe your nose

verbe pronominal (vider son nez de ses mucosités)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Mon nez coule et je me mouche beaucoup.
I'm blowing my nose a lot because it keeps running.

snuff out

verbe transitif (éteindre)

Je mouche la bougie avant de sortir de la pièce.
I snuff out the candle before leaving the room.

flow from your nose, stream from your nose

verbe transitif (rejeter par le nez)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Après un choc sur le nez, il mouche du sang.
After the blow he received, blood was streaming from his nose.

think you are the bee's knees

locution verbale (familier (ne rien se refuser) (figurative, informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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