What does semer in French mean?

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

The word semer in French means sow, scatter, sprinkle, scatter everywhere, spread, leave behind, broadcast sow, sow confusion, spread confusion, sow confusion, spread confusion, sow confusion, spread confusion, sow discord, sow discord, wreak havoc, spread terror, sow discord, plant seeds of doubt, sow seeds of doubt in 's mind, make trouble. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word semer

sow

verbe transitif (planter : des graines)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Jean a semé des haricots dans son jardin.
John sowed beans in his garden.

scatter, sprinkle

verbe transitif (parsemer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
J'ai semé des pétales tout autour du lit.
I scattered petals all around the bed.

scatter everywhere

verbe transitif (faire tomber accidentellement)

Ferme mieux ton porte-monnaie : tu es en train de semer des pièces !
Close your purse properly; you're scattering money everywhere!

spread

verbe transitif (figuré (répandre, propager)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Cet incendie a semé la panique.
The fire spread panic.

leave behind

verbe transitif (familier (distancer)

(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.")
Grâce à leur voiture de sport, les voleurs ont réussi à semer la police.
Thanks to their sports car, the thieves managed to lose the police.

broadcast sow

locution verbale (semer par jets de main)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les enfants semaient à la volée dans le potager.

sow confusion, spread confusion

locution verbale (instiller le doute)

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

sow confusion, spread confusion

locution verbale (perturber)

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

sow confusion, spread confusion

locution verbale (troubler, faire douter)

sow discord

locution verbale (monter les uns contre les autres)

sow discord, wreak havoc

locution verbale (familier (perturber fortement)

spread terror

locution verbale (terroriser)

sow discord

locution verbale (monter les uns contre les autres)

plant seeds of doubt

locution verbale (engendrer un manque de confiance)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ses dernières déclarations ont semé le doute dans l'assistance.

sow seeds of doubt in 's mind

locution verbale (instiller le doute)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La réplique de l'avocat sema le trouble parmi les jurés.

make trouble

locution verbale (agir avec violence)

Des gangs sèment le trouble dans le quartier.

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