encenser

ɑ̃sɑ̃se

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Definition of encenser - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

flatterie

tr.

Rare

faire des compliments excessifs à quelqu'un pour le flatter

tr.

Rare

Les journalistes encensent le nouveau ministre depuis sa nomination.

aduler

cajoler

flatter

religion

tr.

Rare

brûler de l'encens dans un encensoir pour honorer quelqu'un

tr.

Rare

Le prêtre encense l'autel pendant la messe.

navigation

intr.

TECH.

monter et descendre sous l'effet des vagues, pour un bateau

intr.

TECH.

Le navire encense dans la tempête.

osciller

rouler

tanguer

cheval

intr.

TECH.

lever et baisser la tête de façon répétée, pour un cheval

intr.

TECH.

Le cheval encense quand il est nerveux ou excité.

secouer la tête

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Origin of encenser

latin, incensare (encenser)

Examples of encenser in a sentence

Les critiques ont encensé son dernier roman.
On encense la statue lors des grandes cérémonies.
Le diacre a encensé les fidèles pendant la procession.
Le vieux voilier encense sur la houle.
La barque encensait doucement près du rivage.
Le jeune poulain encense en découvrant la longe.

Certains chevaux encensent lorsqu'ils sont contrariés par la bride.

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English:praise excessively, cense, ...
German:jemanden übertrieben loben, weihrauchen, ...
Italian:incensare, beccheggiare, ...
Spanish:adular, incensar, ...
Portuguese:exaltar, incensar, ...
Chinese:极力称赞, 焚香, ...
Japanese:持ち上げる, 香を焚く, ...
Arabic:مدح بإفراط, بخّر, ...
Hebrew:לְהַחְנִיף, לְקַטֵּר קְטוֹרֶת, ...
Russian:восхвалять, кадить, ...
Ukrainian:звеличувати, кадити, ...
Catalan:afalagar, incensar, ...
Danish:lovprise, røgelse, ...
Dutch:overdreven prijzen, bewieroken, ...
Greek:να κολακεύσω, θυμιατίζω, ...
Khmer:លើកជើង, បូជាធូប, ...
Korean:치켜세우다, 향을 피우다, ...
Polish:wychwalać pod niebiosa, okadzać, ...
Portuguese (BR):bajular, incensar, ...
Romanian:a linguși, a tămâia, ...
Swedish:lovprisa, röka, ...
Thai:ยกยอปอปั้น, ถวายควันกำยาน, ...
Turkish:pohpohlamak, tütsülemek, ...
Vietnamese:tâng bốc, dâng hương, ...

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