effeuiller

efœje

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Definition of effeuiller - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

planteenlever les feuilles d'une plante ou d'un arbre

Le jardinier effeuille les branches mortes du rosier.

défeuiller

dénuder

dépouiller

fleurdétacher les pétales d'une fleur un par un

Elle effeuille la marguerite en disant 'il m'aime, un peu'.

figuréenlever ou retirer quelque chose de manière progressive

Le temps effeuille nos souvenirs d'enfance.

livrearracher les pages d'un livre ou d'un cahier

Il effeuille nerveusement son carnet de notes.

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effeuiller la marguerite

arracher les pétales d'une marguerite pour connaître l'amour de quelqu'un

Elle effeuille la marguerite en murmurant la comptine traditionnelle.

Origin of effeuiller

français, effeuiller (enlever les feuilles) de feuille (feuille)

Examples of effeuiller in a sentence

En automne, les enfants effeuillent les arbres du jardin.
Elle effeuille la rose en la regardant faner.
Il effeuille la marguerite pour décorer la table.
Elle effeuille lentement les pétales de la rose.
L’automne effeuille les arbres de leurs feuilles dorées.
L’enfant effeuille les pages de son vieux livre.

Elle a effeuillé le roman par curiosité.

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English:defoliate, pluck the petals, ...
German:entblättern, Blütenblätter abzupfen, ...
Italian:sfogliare, spetalare, ...
Spanish:deshojar, arrancar los pétalos, ...
Portuguese:desfolhar, tirar as pétalas, ...
Chinese:摘叶, 摘花瓣, ...
Japanese:葉をむしる, 花びらをむしる, ...
Arabic:قَطَعَ الأوراق, نزع بتلات, ...
Hebrew:לְהַסִּיר אֶת הָעָלִים, לְפָרֵק עֲלֵי כֶּתֶרֶת, ...
Russian:обрывать листья, обрывать лепестки, ...
Ukrainian:обривати листя, обривати пелюстки, ...
Catalan:effeuillar, desfullar, ...
Danish:afblade, plukke kronbladene af, ...
Dutch:ontbladeren, de blaadjes plukken, ...
Greek:ξεφλουδίζω, αφαιρώ τα πέταλα, ...
Hungarian:leveleitől megfosztani, leszirmozni, ...
Khmer:ដកស្លឹក, បេះក្រពុំផ្កា, ...
Korean:잎을 따다, 꽃잎을 하나씩 떼어내다, ...
Polish:obrywać liście, obrywać płatki, ...
Portuguese (BR):desfolhar, despetalar, ...
Romanian:a scutura, a rupe petalele, ...
Swedish:avlöva, nypa av, ...
Thai:เด็ดใบ, เด็ดกลีบดอกไม้ออกทีละกลีบ, ...
Turkish:yapraklarını koparmak, yapraklarını tek tek koparmak, ...
Vietnamese:tuốt lá, tách cánh hoa, ...

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