acharner

aʃaʁne

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of acharner - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

hostilité

intr.

agir avec une hostilité obstinée et persistante

intr.

L'opposition acharne ses critiques contre le gouvernement.

persécuter

s'acharner

excitation

tr.

exciter un animal ou une personne contre un autre

tr.

Il acharne son chien contre les intrus du jardin.

exciter

pousser

chasse

tr.

Dated

donner aux chiens de chasse le goût de la chair

tr.

Dated

Le chasseur acharne ses chiens sur la proie blessée.

affûter

entraîner

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Origin of acharner

latin, ad (vers) + carnare (combattre)

Terms with acharner included in their meaning

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il ne faut pas tirer sur l'ambulance

exp.

compassion

ne pas s'acharner sur une personne déjà en difficulté

tirer sur l'ambulance

acharnement

s'acharner sur quelqu'un qui est déjà affaibli ou en difficulté

Examples of acharner in a sentence

Leur équipe a acharne contre la proposition de l'adversaire.
Le dresseur a acharné le faucon contre la proie.
Elle a acharné ses élèves contre l'équipe rivale.
On n’acharne plus les chiens comme autrefois.
Il a refusé d’acharner ses chiens sur l’animal capturé.

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English:harass, set on, ...
German:sich verbeißen, aufhetzen, ...
Italian:accanirsi, aizzare, ...
Spanish:ensañarse, azuzar, ...
Portuguese:insistir hostilmente, atiçar, ...
Chinese:穷追猛打, 唆使, ...
Japanese:執拗に攻撃する, けしかける, ...
Arabic:ألحّ, حرّض, ...
Hebrew:לִפְעוֹל בְּעוֹיְנוּת עַקְשָׁנִית, לְגָרוֹת, ...
Russian:ожесточённо нападать, натравливать, ...
Ukrainian:запекло нападати, нацьковувати, ...
Catalan:encarnissar-se, atíar, ...
Danish:forfølge, hidse op, ...
Dutch:fel tekeergaan tegen, ophitsen, ...
Greek:επιτίθεμαι επίμονα, εξαγριώνω, ...
Khmer:វាយប្រហារយ៉ាងមិនលះបង់, ញុះញង់, ...
Korean:집요하게 공격하다, 부추기다, ...
Polish:zaciekle atakować, szczuć, ...
Portuguese (BR):atacar obstinadamente, atiçar, ...
Romanian:a ataca cu înverșunare, a ațâța, ...
Swedish:gå hårt åt, hetsa, ...
Thai:โจมตีอย่างไม่ลดละ, ปลุกเร้า, ...
Turkish:hınçla saldırmak, kışkırtmak, ...
Vietnamese:công kích dai dẳng, xúi giục, ...

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