What does tremper in French mean?

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

The word tremper in French means soak, steep, soak, steep, marinate, soak, drench, soak, steep, marinate, infuse, be involved in , be mixed up in, be dipped, bathe, get wet, be forged, quench, get drenched, get soaked, dip your wick. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tremper

soak, steep

verbe transitif (plonger dans un liquide) (to saturate)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ma femme trempe toujours ses tartines dans son chocolat. // Les frites sont obtenues en les trempant dans l'huile bouillante.
You cook chips by plunging them into boiling oil.

soak, steep, marinate

verbe intransitif (plonger dans un liquide) (to absorb liquid)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les frites sont obtenues en les trempant dans l'huile bouillante.
You make chips by plunging them into boiling oil.

soak, drench

verbe transitif (mouiller)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Cette pluie nous a trempées jusqu'aux os.
This rain has soaked us to the skin.

soak, steep, marinate, infuse

verbe intransitif (rester dans un liquide) (to absorb liquid)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Les frites trempent dans l'huile bouillante quelques minutes.
The chips cook in the hot oil for a few minutes.

be involved in , be mixed up in

verbe intransitif (figuré (être impliqué dans [qch])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Cet homme politique a trempé dans une affaire louche.
This politician was involved in a shady bit of business.

be dipped

verbe pronominal (qui peut être plongé dans [qch])

Le pain se trempe dans la fondue.
You dip the bread into the fondue.

bathe

verbe pronominal (se plonger dans [qch])

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Ils se sont trempés dans un bain de lait d'ânesse.
They bathed in a bath of donkey milk.

get wet

verbe pronominal (se mouiller beaucoup)

Les filles se sont trempées avant de pénétrer dans l'eau.
The girls got wet before entering the water.

be forged

verbe pronominal (littéraire (se fortifier) (figurative)

Épreuve après épreuve, son caractère se trempe.
Through test after test, his character is forged.

quench

verbe transitif (Technique : soumettre à la trempe) (metal)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Pour faire une épée, il faut la tremper plusieurs fois.
To make a sword, you have to quench it several times.

get drenched, get soaked

(être très mouillé par la pluie)

dip your wick

locution verbale (familier, vieilli (homme : avoir une relation sexuelle) (figurative, vulgar, slang)

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

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