broncher

bʁɔ̃ʃe

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of broncher - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

intr.

mouvementbouger légèrement, faire un mouvement

Il n'a pas bronché de toute la réunion.

remuer

tressaillir

chutefaire un faux pas en marchant, trébucher

Il a bronché sur une pierre et a failli tomber.

chanceler

trébucher

erreurhésiter ou faire une erreur dans une action

L'acteur n'a pas bronché pendant toute sa tirade.

faillir

hésiter

refusrefuser ou rechigner à faire quelque chose

Elle a accepté sans broncher cette mission difficile.

rechigner

résister

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accepter sans broncher

accepter quelque chose sans protester ni réagir

Il a accepté sans broncher les critiques de son patron.

encaisser sans broncher

supporter quelque chose de difficile sans réagir ni se plaindre

Il a encaissé sans broncher toutes les critiques de son patron.

ne pas broncher

rester immobile et ne montrer aucune réaction

Il n'a pas bronché quand on lui a annoncé la mauvaise nouvelle.

sans broncher

adv.

sans montrer de réaction ou d'émotion face à une situation

Il a accepté la mauvaise nouvelle sans broncher.

Origin of broncher

français, broncher (hésiter)

Examples of broncher in a sentence

Le chat a bronché quand il a entendu un bruit.
Elle a bronché en descendant les escaliers.
Le cheval a bronché sur le chemin boueux.
Il a récité le poème sans broncher une seule fois.
Elle a traversé la scène sans broncher malgré le bruit.
Il n’a pas bronché malgré les critiques.

Ils ont bronché quand on leur a demandé de partir.

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English:budge, stumble, ...
German:sich rühren, stolpern, ...
Italian:muoversi, inciampare, ...
Spanish:moverse, tropezar, ...
Portuguese:mexer-se, tropeçar, ...
Chinese:动一下, 绊倒, ...
Japanese:身動きする, つまずく, ...
Arabic:تحرك, تعثر, ...
Hebrew:לָזוּעַ, לִמְעוֹד, ...
Russian:пошевелиться, споткнуться, ...
Ukrainian:ворухнутися, спіткнутися, ...
Catalan:immutar-se, ensopegar, ...
Danish:røre sig, snuble, ...
Dutch:bewegen, struikelen, ...
Greek:κουνιέμαι, σκοντάφτω, ...
Khmer:កម្រើក, ជំពប់, ...
Korean:꿈쩍하다, 헛디디다, ...
Polish:drgnąć, potknąć się, ...
Portuguese (BR):mexer-se, tropeçar, ...
Romanian:a se mișca, a se împiedica, ...
Swedish:röra sig, snubbla, ...
Thai:ขยับตัว, สะดุด, ...
Turkish:kıpırdamak, tökezlemek, ...
Vietnamese:cử động nhẹ, vấp, ...

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