encastrer

ɑ̃kastʁe

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Definition of encastrer - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

insertion

tr.

Rare

placer quelque chose entre deux éléments

tr.

Rare

Je vais encastrer ce livre entre les deux dictionnaires.

intercaler

introduire

menuiserie

tr.

Rare

insérer un objet dans un autre par une entaille ou un ajustement

tr.

Rare

Il faut encastrer cette étagère dans le mur du salon.

emboîter

insérer

encadrement

intr.

Rare

se placer dans l'encadrement d'une ouverture

intr.

Rare

Elle aime s'encastrer dans la porte pour observer.

s'encadrer

s'insérer

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Origin of encastrer

français, en- (dans) + castrer (placer dans une cavité)

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à tête fraisée

adj.

visserie

qui a une tête conique pour s'encastrer dans le matériau

Examples of encastrer in a sentence

Le menuisier a encastré la porte dans la cloison.
Le menuisier va encastrer la porte dans le cadre.
On doit encastrer la prise électrique dans le mur.
Le chat aime s'encastrer dans la fenêtre pour regarder dehors.
L'enfant tente de s'encastrer dans l'embrasure pour se cacher.

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English:wedge, embed, ...
German:einklemmen, einlassen, ...
Italian:incastrare, inserire a incastro, ...
Spanish:encajar, empotrar, ...
Portuguese:encaixar, embutir, ...
Chinese:夹在...之间, 镶嵌, ...
Japanese:挟む, 埋め込む, ...
Arabic:أدخل, أدخل بإحكام, ...
Hebrew:לְהַכְנִיס, לְהַטְמִיעַ, ...
Russian:вставлять, встроить, ...
Ukrainian:вставити, вбудувати, ...
Catalan:encaixar, encaixar-se, ...
Danish:kile ind, indbygge, ...
Dutch:inbouwen, inpassen, ...
Greek:τοποθετώ, εντοιχίζω, ...
Khmer:ដាក់ចន្លោះ, បង្កប់, ...
Korean:끼워 넣다, 맞춰 끼우다, ...
Polish:wcisnąć, wmontować, ...
Portuguese (BR):encaixar, ajustar encaixando, ...
Romanian:a încastra, a fixa în perete, ...
Swedish:kila in, fälla in, ...
Thai:สอด, ใส่ให้พอดี, ...
Turkish:araya yerleştirmek, gömme, ...
Vietnamese:kẹp vào giữa, lắp vào, ...

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