What does tasser in French mean?

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

The word tasser in French means pack down, pack down, tamp, pack up, pack up, subside, shrink, bunch up, subside, decrease, wane, settle down. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tasser

pack down, pack down

verbe transitif (comprimer)

(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.")
Les randonneurs ont tassé leurs affaires dans un sac à dos pour tout faire rentrer.
The hikers packed down their belongings in a backpack so that everything would fit in.

tamp

verbe transitif (presser [qch]) (soil)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il tasse la terre au pied de l'arbre.
He tamps down the soil at the foot of the tree.

pack up, pack up

verbe transitif (Québec, familier (pousser)

(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.")
Tasse tes affaires, s'il te plaît !
Pack up your things, please!

subside

verbe pronominal (s'affaisser)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Avec le temps, le monument s'est tassé.
Over time, the monument has subsided.

shrink

verbe pronominal (raccourcir)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Avec l'âge, un grand nombre d'individus se tassent.

bunch up

verbe pronominal (se serrer)

(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.")
Mais si, on peut tous se mettre sur ce banc, il suffit de se tasser un peu !

subside, decrease, wane

verbe pronominal (cesser de progresser)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Les ventes se tassent au premier trimestre.

settle down

verbe pronominal (s'arranger)

(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.")
Si j'étais toi, j'attendrais que l'affaire se tasse un peu avant d'aller lui reparler.

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