cingler

sɛ̃gle

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Definition of cingler - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

météofrapper violemment en parlant du vent ou des intempéries

Le vent glacial cingle le visage des randonneurs en montagne.

balayer

frapper fort

coupfrapper avec un objet flexible comme un fouet

Le dompteur cingle l'air avec son fouet pour impressionner les fauves.

flageller

fouetter

paroledire quelque chose de blessant ou cruel

Elle cingle son adversaire avec une remarque particulièrement acerbe.

piquer

mouvement rapide

intr.

se diriger rapidement vers un objectif

intr.

La voiture cingle vers la sortie d'autoroute à pleine vitesse.

filer

foncer

navigation

intr.

naviguer en direction d'un point précis

intr.

Le navire cingle vers le port sous un vent favorable.

faire route

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Origin of cingler

français, cingler (fouetter, battre)

Examples of cingler in a sentence

Les rafales cinglent la côte pendant la tempête.
Le vent cinglait le visage des marins sur le pont.
L'instituteur cingle la table avec sa règle pour obtenir le silence.
Il aime cingler ses collègues avec des mots durs.
Le journaliste a cinglé le politicien lors de l’interview.
Le navire cingle droit vers le port malgré la tempête.

L'oiseau cingle à travers le ciel au lever du jour.
Le voilier cingle droit vers l'île au loin.
Ils cinglaient vers le sud pour éviter la tempête.
L’ouvrier cingle le mur avant de poser les briques.
Ils cinglent le sol pour installer les fondations.
Le forgeron cingle le fer pour le purifier.
Ils cinglaient l'acier dans l'atelier toute la journée.

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English:lash, whip, ...
German:peitschen, hieb versetzen, ...
Italian:sferzare, frustare, ...
Spanish:azotar, fustigar, ...
Portuguese:fustigar, chicotear, ...
Chinese:抽打, 鞭打, ...
Japanese:打ち付ける, しならせて打つ, ...
Arabic:صَفَعَ, لَسَع, ...
Hebrew:לִהְלֹם, לְהַצְלִיף, ...
Russian:хлестать, стегать, ...
Ukrainian:шмагати, бити батогом, ...
Catalan:fuetejar, assotar, ...
Danish:slå, svirpe, ...
Dutch:geselen, meppen, ...
Greek:μαστιγώνει, μαστιγώνω, ...
Khmer:បោក, វាយនឹងរំពាត់, ...
Korean:세차게 때리다, 채찍질하다, ...
Polish:smagać, dogryźć, ...
Portuguese (BR):castigar, chicotear, ...
Romanian:a biciui, a plesni, ...
Swedish:piska, snärta, ...
Thai:กระหน่ำ, หวด, ...
Turkish:sertçe vurmak, şaklatmak, ...
Vietnamese:tạt mạnh, quất, ...

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