cribler

kʁible

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Definition of cribler - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

perforé partout

Rare

percer de nombreux trous dans quelque chose

Rare

Les balles ont criblé le mur de la maison.

perforer

triage

Rare

faire passer une substance à travers un instrument troué pour trier

Rare

Il faut cribler le sable pour enlever les cailloux.

passer au crible

tamiser

accabler

Rare

couvrir abondamment de quelque chose

Rare

Elle l'a criblé de questions toute la soirée.

accabler

inonder

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cribler de

percer quelque chose de très nombreux trous

Les soldats ont criblé le mur de balles.

cribler de coups

battre violemment en donnant de nombreux coups répétés

Les agresseurs l'ont criblé de coups dans la rue.

cribler de dettes

accumuler énormément de dettes jusqu'à en être submergé

L'entreprise s'est fait cribler de dettes après plusieurs mauvais investissements.

cribler de balles

tirer de nombreux coups de feu sur quelqu'un ou quelque chose

Les soldats ont criblé de balles le véhicule ennemi.

Origin of cribler

français, cribler (de 'crible', du latin 'cribrum' signifiant 'tamis')

Terms with cribler included in their meaning

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cribleuse

appareil

machine qui sert à cribler des matières pour les séparer

scalper

industrie minière

cribler des matériaux avec un crible spécial avant transformation

Examples of cribler in a sentence

Ils ont criblé la cible de flèches lors du concours.
On doit cribler le blé avant de le moudre.
Le mineur a criblé la terre pour trouver de l'or.
Le public a criblé l'artiste de compliments.
Il a été criblé de reproches après son erreur.

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English:riddle, sift, ...
German:durchlöchern, sieben, ...
Italian:crivellare, setacciare, ...
Spanish:criblar, cribar, ...
Portuguese:crivar, peneirar, ...
Chinese:打成筛子, 筛选, ...
Japanese:穴だらけにする, ふるいにかける, ...
Arabic:ثقب, غربل, ...
Hebrew:לְנַקֵּב, לְנַפּוֹת, ...
Russian:изрешетить, просеивать, ...
Ukrainian:продірявити, просіювати, ...
Catalan:cribellar, garbellar, ...
Danish:gennemhulle, sigte, ...
Dutch:doorzeven, to sieve, ...
Greek:διατρυπώ, κοσκινίζω, ...
Hungarian:kilyuggatni, rostálni, ...
Khmer:ចោះពេញទៅដោយរន្ធ, រែង, ...
Korean:구멍을 뚫다, 체로 거르다, ...
Polish:podziurawić, przesiewać, ...
Portuguese (BR):perfurar, peneirar, ...
Romanian:a ciurui, a trece prin sită, ...
Swedish:peppra, sikta, ...
Thai:เจาะพรุน, ร่อน, ...
Turkish:delik deşik etmek, elemek, ...
Vietnamese:đục thủng, rây, ...

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