barboter

baʁbɔte

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Definition of barboter - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

eau boue

intr.

patauger ou s'agiter dans l'eau ou la boue

intr.

Les canards barbotent joyeusement dans la mare du jardin.

patauger

s'ébattre

situation

intr.

être dans une situation confuse ou difficile

intr.

Il barbote dans ses explications depuis le début.

patauger

se débattre

chimie

intr.

TECH.

former des bulles dans un liquide en parlant d'un gaz

intr.

TECH.

L'air barbote dans la solution pendant l'expérience.

bouillonner

mousser

vol

tr.

Rare

voler ou dérober quelque chose

tr.

Rare

On lui a barboté son portefeuille dans le métro.

chaparder

dérober

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Origin of barboter

français, barboter (battre de l'eau)

Examples of barboter in a sentence

Il aime barboter dans la piscine en été.
Depuis l’incident, il barbote dans ses affaires.
Elle barbote dans ses dettes sans solution.
Le dioxyde de carbone barbote dans le liquide acide.
Le gaz barbote doucement dans le réacteur fermé.
Il a barboté une montre dans la boutique sans se faire voir.

Des enfants ont barboté des bonbons à l'épicerie du coin.

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English:splash around, flounder, ...
German:planschen, herumstochern, ...
Italian:sguazzare, annaspare, ...
Spanish:chapotear, andar perdido, ...
Portuguese:chafurdar, andar às aranhas, ...
Chinese:扑腾, 陷入困境, ...
Japanese:ばしゃばしゃする, もがく, ...
Arabic:تخبط, تورط, ...
Hebrew:לְשַׁחְשֵׁךְ, לְהִתְבַּלְבֵּל, ...
Russian:плескаться, путаться, ...
Ukrainian:плескатися, плутатись, ...
Catalan:banyar-se, estar embolicat, ...
Danish:plaske rundt, rode, ...
Dutch:spetteren, vastlopen, ...
Greek:πλατσουρίζω, μπλέκομαι, ...
Khmer:លេងទឹក, ច្របូកច្របល់, ...
Korean:첨벙거리다, 허우적거리다, ...
Polish:pluskać się, gubić się, ...
Portuguese (BR):patalear, ficar perdido, ...
Romanian:a se bălăci, a se încurca, ...
Swedish:plaska, famla, ...
Thai:ลุยน้ำ, ติดหล่ม, ...
Turkish:debelenmek, bocalamak, ...
Vietnamese:lội bì bõm, loay hoay, ...

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