crucifier

kʁysifje

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Definition of crucifier - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

démolircritiquer très sévèrement quelqu'un en public

Les journalistes l'ont crucifié après son discours raté.

démolir

descendre en flammes

supplice

Dated

mettre quelqu'un sur une croix pour le faire mourir

Dated

Les Romains crucifiaient les condamnés sur des croix en bois.

mettre en croix

mortification

Dated

imposer des actes de pénitence pour se purifier spirituellement

Dated

Il se crucifie par des jeûnes pour expier ses fautes.

mortifier

pénitencier

footballtirer si fort que le gardien ne peut arrêter le ballon

L'attaquant a crucifié le gardien d'un tir puissant dans la lucarne.

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Origin of crucifier

latin, crucifigere (crucifier, clouer sur la croix)

Examples of crucifier in a sentence

Sur les réseaux sociaux, ils l’ont crucifié sans pitié.
Ils menaçaient de crucifier les prisonniers rebelles.
Certains martyrs furent crucifiés pour leur foi.
Il a crucifié ses mauvaises habitudes pour mener une vie plus saine.
Elle se crucifie en se privant de tout plaisir pour atteindre la perfection.
Il a crucifié le gardien sur penalty en seconde mi-temps.

Son tir a crucifié l’équipe adverse à la dernière minute.

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English:crucify, mortify oneself, ...
German:zerreißen, kreuzigen, ...
Italian:crocefiggere, mortificarsi, ...
Spanish:crucificar, mortificarse, ...
Portuguese:crucificar, mortificar-se, ...
Chinese:严厉批评, 钉死在十字架上, ...
Japanese:こき下ろす, 十字架にかけて処刑する, ...
Arabic:انتقد بشدة, صلب, ...
Hebrew:לִבְקֹר בְּחֲרִיפוּת בְּפֻמְבֵּי, לִצְלוֹב, ...
Russian:разгромить, распять, ...
Ukrainian:розкритикувати вщент, розіп'яти, ...
Catalan:crucificar, crucificar-se, ...
Danish:sønderlemme, korsfæste, ...
Dutch:iemand publiekelijk afmaken, kruisigen, ...
Greek:σταυρώνω, αυτοτιμωρούμαι, ...
Hungarian:keresztre feszíteni, keresztre tenni, ...
Khmer:រិះគន់យ៉ាងចាស់ដៃ, ឆ្កាង, ...
Korean:맹비난하다, 십자가에 못 박다, ...
Polish:zjechać, ukrzyżować, ...
Portuguese (BR):detonar, mortificar-se, ...
Romanian:a crucifica, a răstigni, ...
Swedish:såga, korsfästa, ...
Thai:สับเละ, ตรึงกางเขน, ...
Turkish:yerden yere vurmak, çarmıha germek, ...
Vietnamese:chỉ trích thậm tệ, đóng đinh lên thập giá, ...

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