doucher

duʃe

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Conjugation

Definition of doucher - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

hygiènelaver quelqu'un en utilisant une douche

Elle douche son bébé dans la petite baignoire.

baigner

figurédécevoir ou décourager quelqu'un brutalement

Sa réponse négative m'a complètement douché.

médicalarroser une partie du corps avec un jet d'eau dirigé

L'infirmière douche la plaie avec de l'eau stérile.

irriguer

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doucher les espoirs

faire disparaître ou diminuer fortement les attentes positives

Cette annonce a douché les espoirs des supporters.

se doucher

laver son corps en se plaçant sous un jet d'eau

Je me douche tous les matins avant d'aller au travail.

Origin of doucher

français, douche (jet d'eau) + suffixe -er (verbe)

Examples of doucher in a sentence

Peux-tu doucher le chien après sa promenade ?
Les critiques ont douché ses espoirs de succès.
Cette mauvaise nouvelle a douché l'enthousiasme de l'équipe.
Le médecin doit doucher la brûlure avant de la soigner.
On a dû doucher la jambe blessée après l’accident.

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English:shower, crush, ...
German:duschen, jemanden einen Dämpfer verpassen, ...
Italian:fare la doccia a qualcuno, gelare, ...
Spanish:duchar, desilusionar, ...
Portuguese:dar banho de chuveiro, deitar abaixo, ...
Chinese:用淋浴给...洗澡, 泼冷水, ...
Japanese:シャワーを浴びさせる, 水を差す, ...
Arabic:حمّم, أحبط, ...
Hebrew:לְהַרְחִיץ בְּמִקְלַחַת, לְהוֹרִיד, ...
Russian:мыть под душем, охладить пыл, ...
Ukrainian:душувати, охолодити запал, ...
Catalan:dutxar, decebre, ...
Danish:dusje, slå ud, ...
Dutch:douchen, ontgoochelen, ...
Greek:κάνω ντους σε κάποιον, παγώνω, ...
Khmer:ងូតទឹកឲ្យ, ធ្វើឲ្យខកចិត្ត, ...
Korean:샤워시키다, 찬물을 끼얹다, ...
Polish:umyć pod prysznicem, ostudzić zapał, ...
Portuguese (BR):tomar banho, desanimar, ...
Romanian:a face duș cuiva, a dezamăgi, ...
Swedish:duscha, knäcka, ...
Thai:อาบน้ำให้, ทำให้หมดกำลังใจ, ...
Turkish:duş yaptırmak, moralini bozmak, ...
Vietnamese:tắm bằng vòi sen, làm ai đó cụt hứng, ...

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