affubler

afyble

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Conjugation

Definition of affubler - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

costumehabiller quelqu'un avec des vêtements bizarres ou ridicules

Elle affuble son fils d'un déguisement de pirate pour la fête.

costumer

déguiser

recouvrircouvrir quelque chose de manière excessive ou inappropriée

Il affuble sa voiture de autocollants colorés partout.

envelopper

recouvrir

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affubler de

habiller quelqu'un de façon ridicule ou bizarre

Ils l’ont affublé d’une perruque fluo pour le carnaval.

Origin of affubler

italien, affubbare (déguiser)

Examples of affubler in a sentence

Ils affublent leur chien de costumes extravagants chaque Noël.
Elle affuble son chien de vêtements ridicules.
Ils affublent la façade de décorations extravagantes.

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English:dress up, cover, ...
German:verkleiden, überladen, ...
Italian:travestire, rivestire, ...
Spanish:disfrazar, recargar, ...
Portuguese:enfiar em, enfeitar de forma exagerada, ...
Chinese:打扮成, 乱七八糟地装饰, ...
Japanese:奇抜な格好をさせる, 飾り立てる, ...
Arabic:ألبس ملابس غريبة, غطّى بشكل مبالغ فيه, ...
Hebrew:לְהַלְבִּישׁ בִּלְבוּשׁ מוּזָר, לְקַשֵּׁט בְּהַפְרָזָה, ...
Russian:наряжать, обвешивать, ...
Ukrainian:наряджати, обліплювати, ...
Catalan:disfressar, engalanar, ...
Danish:klæde ud, udsmykke, ...
Dutch:iemand uitdossen, overladen, ...
Greek:ντύνω γελοία, στολίζω υπερβολικά, ...
Hungarian:cicomázni, teleaggatni, ...
Khmer:ស្លៀកពាក់ឱ្យ, តុបតែងហួសហេតុ, ...
Korean:우스꽝스럽게 입히다, 도배하다, ...
Polish:przebierać, obwiesić, ...
Portuguese (BR):fantasiar, emperequetar, ...
Romanian:a îmbrăca caraghios, a împodobi, ...
Swedish:klä ut, pryda, ...
Thai:จับแต่งตัวประหลาด, ตกแต่งจนเกินงาม, ...
Turkish:tuhaf kıyafetler giydirmek, kaplamak, ...
Vietnamese:mặc cho ai những bộ đồ kỳ quặc hoặc lố bịch, phủ kín, ...

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