bouchonner

buʃɔne

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Definition of bouchonner - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

circulation

intr.

Rare

former un embouteillage sur une route

intr.

Rare

Les voitures bouchonnent sur l'autoroute ce matin.

congestionner

embouteiller

papier

tr.

Rare

mettre en forme de bouchon ou chiffonner quelque chose

tr.

Rare

Il a bouchonné le papier avant de le jeter à la poubelle.

chiffonner

froisser

tendresse

tr.

Rare

caresser ou cajoler quelqu'un avec affection

tr.

Rare

Grand-mère bouchonnait tendrement son petit-fils.

cajoler

caresser

cheval

tr.

TECH.

frotter un cheval avec un bouchon de paille pour le nettoyer

tr.

TECH.

Le palefrenier bouchonne son cheval après l'entraînement.

brosser

frotter

eau

intr.

TECH.

flotter à la surface sans se retourner comme un bouchon

intr.

TECH.

Le morceau de bois bouchonne sur les vagues.

flotter

voguer

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tire-bouchonner

tordre quelque chose en forme de spirale comme un tire-bouchon

Les cheveux mouillés tire-bouchonnent quand ils sèchent naturellement.

Origin of bouchonner

français, bouchonner (boucher avec un bouchon)

Examples of bouchonner in a sentence

Les camions bouchonnent souvent à l'entrée de la ville.
Elle a bouchonné la serviette pour essuyer la table.
L'artiste a bouchonné le papier pour créer une texture originale.
Elle aime bouchonner son chat le soir.
Les enfants se sont bouchonnés après la dispute.
Il faut bouchonner le cheval avant de le seller.

Elle apprend à bouchonner correctement les poneys du centre équestre.
La feuille bouchonne sur la rivière tranquille.
Des morceaux de liège bouchonnaient après la tempête.

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English:cause a traffic jam, crumple up, ...
German:einen Stau verursachen, zerknüllen, ...
Italian:intasare, accartocciare, ...
Spanish:atascarse, arrugar, ...
Portuguese:engarrafar, amassar, ...
Chinese:造成堵车, 揉成团, ...
Japanese:渋滞する, 丸める, ...
Arabic:ازدحم, كوّر, ...
Hebrew:לִפְעֹר פַּקָּק, לְקַמֵּט אֶת הַנִּיָּר, ...
Russian:образовать пробку, смять, ...
Ukrainian:утворювати затор, зім'яти, ...
Catalan:embussar-se, arrugar, ...
Danish:sande til, krølle sammen, ...
Dutch:opstroppen, proppen, ...
Greek:δημιουργώ μποτιλιάρισμα, τσαλακώνω, ...
Khmer:កកស្ទះ, ញីឲ្យជ្រួញ, ...
Korean:막히다, 구기다, ...
Polish:korkować się, zgnieść, ...
Portuguese (BR):engarrafar, amassar, ...
Romanian:a se aglomera, a mototoli, ...
Swedish:korka igen, knyckla ihop, ...
Thai:รถติด, ขยำกระดาษ, ...
Turkish:trafik sıkışıklığına neden olmak, buruşturmak, ...
Vietnamese:gây kẹt xe, vo tròn, ...

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