engluer

ɑ̃ɡlɥe

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Conjugation

Definition of engluer - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

enduirerecouvrir avec de la glu ou une matière collante

Le chasseur englue les branches pour capturer les oiseaux.

coller

piègepiéger quelqu'un dans une situation difficile

Cette affaire risque d'engluer toute l'équipe dirigeante.

coincer

piéger

chassecapturer un animal en utilisant de la glu

Il englue facilement les petits oiseaux avec ce piège.

attraper

piéger

prendre au piège

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Origin of engluer

français, en- (préfixe) + glue (colle)

Examples of engluer in a sentence

Les enfants ont englue la table avec de la confiture.
Il s’est laissé engluer dans des problèmes financiers.
Ne t’englue pas dans des querelles inutiles.
Le braconnier a englue plusieurs grives chaque hiver.
On ne doit pas engluer les animaux protégés.

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English:coat with glue, bog down, ...
German:einkleistern, festsetzen, ...
Italian:incollare, impantanare, ...
Spanish:untar, atrapar, ...
Portuguese:untar com cola, enredar, ...
Chinese:涂上胶水, 陷入困境, ...
Japanese:ベタベタにする, 巻き込む, ...
Arabic:غطى بالغراء, ورّط, ...
Hebrew:לִמְרוֹחַ בְּדָבָר דָּבִיק, לְהַדְבִּיק, ...
Russian:обмазывать клеем, запутать, ...
Ukrainian:обмазувати клеєм, заплутати, ...
Catalan:empastifar, atrapar, ...
Danish:bestryge, vikle ind, ...
Dutch:insmeren, vastzetten, ...
Greek:επικαλύπτω με κόλλα, μπλέκω, ...
Khmer:លាបកាវ, ជាប់គាំង, ...
Korean:바르다, 곤란한 상황에 빠뜨리다, ...
Polish:pokryć klejem, uwikłać, ...
Portuguese (BR):engluar, enredar alguém, ...
Romanian:a lipi cu clei, a împotmoli, ...
Swedish:bestryka med lim, snärja, ...
Thai:ทาด้วยกาว, ทำให้ติดหล่ม, ...
Turkish:zamkla kaplamak, köşeye sıkıştırmak, ...
Vietnamese:phủ keo, làm mắc kẹt, ...

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