abreuver

abʁœve

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of abreuver - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

animalfaire boire un animal

Le fermier abreuve ses chevaux à la rivière chaque matin.

désaltérer

faire boire

plantearroser une plante ou une terre

La pluie abreuve généreusement le jardin après cette sécheresse.

arroser

hydrater

figurédonner beaucoup de quelque chose à quelqu'un

Le professeur abreuve ses élèves de compliments encourageants.

inonder

saturer

tremper à fondimbiber complètement quelque chose

Les larmes abreuvent son visage de tristesse.

imbiber

saturer

peinture

TECH.

appliquer une couche pour boucher les pores d'une surface

TECH.

L'artisan abreuve le bois avant d'appliquer la peinture finale.

apprêter

enduire

tonnellerie

Dated

remplir un tonneau d'eau pour le faire gonfler

Dated

Le tonnelier abreuve le fût pour assurer son étanchéité.

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abreuver d'injures

couvrir quelqu'un d'insultes de façon répétée et abondante

Les manifestants ont abreuvé le ministre d'injures.

abreuver d'éloges

donner beaucoup d'éloges et de compliments à quelqu'un

Le public a abreuvé d'éloges la jeune chanteuse après son concert.

Origin of abreuver

latin, abruvare (faire boire) de ad- (vers) + ruvare (faire couler)

Examples of abreuver in a sentence

Le berger abreuve le troupeau au puits.
Il faut abreuver les jeunes plants chaque matin.
Le fermier abreuve la terre avant de semer.
Les médias l’abreuvent d’informations contradictoires.
On l’a abreuvé de reproches après son erreur.
La pluie abreuva la terre desséchée en quelques heures.

Il abreuva le tissu d’encre pour écrire sa lettre.
On doit abreuver la surface avant de poser le vernis.
Le peintre abreuve soigneusement le plâtre pour le préparer.
Avant l'utilisation, il faut abreuver le tonneau pour éviter les fuites.
Les apprentis apprennent à abreuver correctement les barriques neuves.

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English:water, irrigate, ...
German:tränken, gießen, ...
Italian:abbeverare, innaffiare, ...
Spanish:abrevar, regar, ...
Portuguese:dar de beber, regar, ...
Chinese:给动物喂水, 浇水, ...
Japanese:水を飲ませる, 水をやる, ...
Arabic:سقى, روى, ...
Hebrew:לְהַשְׁקוֹת, לְהַרְווֹת, ...
Russian:поить, поливать, ...
Ukrainian:напо́їти, зрошувати, ...
Catalan:abeurar, regar, ...
Danish:vande, overbruse, ...
Dutch:laten drinken, water geven, ...
Greek:ποτίζω, υγραίνω, ...
Hungarian:itatni, meglocsolni, ...
Khmer:ឲ្យផឹកទឹក, ស្រោចទឹក, ...
Korean:물을 먹이다, 물을 주다, ...
Polish:poić, podlewać, ...
Portuguese (BR):dar de beber, regar, ...
Romanian:a adăpa, a uda, ...
Swedish:vattna, bevattna, ...
Thai:ให้น้ำสัตว์, รดน้ำ, ...
Turkish:su içirmek, su vermek, ...
Vietnamese:cho uống nước, tưới, ...

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