balafrer

balafʁe

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Definition of balafrer - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

blessure

Rare

blesser en faisant une longue entaille au visage ou au corps

Rare

Le bandit a balafré le visage de sa victime avec son couteau.

entailler

scarifier

figuré

Rare

traverser en laissant une trace longue comme une entaille

Rare

La route balafre le paysage de montagne sur plusieurs kilomètres.

laisser une trace

marquer profondément

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Origin of balafrer

swahili, balafre (cicatrice)

Examples of balafrer in a sentence

Il a été balafré lors d'une rixe en prison.
Un canal balafre la plaine depuis des décennies.
La cicatrice balafre son visage comme un souvenir indélébile.

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English:slash, cut across, ...
German:mit einer Narbe versehen, durchziehen, ...
Italian:sfregiare, solcare, ...
Spanish:cicatrizar, surcar, ...
Portuguese:desfigurar, rasgar, ...
Chinese:划伤, 划过, ...
Japanese:深い傷をつける, 切り裂くように横切る, ...
Arabic:شجّ, خدش, ...
Hebrew:לְשַׁסֵּף, לַחְתוֹךְ, ...
Russian:изуродовать, пересекать, ...
Ukrainian:розпанахати, перерізати, ...
Catalan:esgarrar, marcar, ...
Danish:skamfere, skære igennem, ...
Dutch:iemand met een snede verwonden, doorsnijden, ...
Greek:χαράζω, χαράσσω, ...
Khmer:កាប់ឆូត, ឆូតកាត់, ...
Korean:상처를 내다, 가로지르다, ...
Polish:pociąć, przecinać, ...
Portuguese (BR):fazer uma cicatriz, cortar, ...
Romanian:a azdruncina, a brăzda, ...
Swedish:vanställa, korsa, ...
Thai:ฟันเป็นแผลยาว, ผ่ากลาง, ...
Turkish:yüzünü yaralamak, yarıp geçmek, ...
Vietnamese:rạch, xẻ dọc, ...

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