esquinter

ɛskɛ̃te

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Definition of esquinter - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

fatiguefatiguer de manière excessive quelqu'un

Ce travail difficile va esquinter tous les ouvriers.

épuiser

exténuer

détériorationabîmer ou user quelque chose par usure

Il a esquinté ses chaussures en marchant sur les rochers.

abîmer

user

critiquecritiquer sévèrement en relevant les défauts

Le journaliste a esquinté le nouveau film dans son article.

critiquer

dénigrer

violencefrapper et maltraiter quelqu'un

Les voyous ont esquinté le pauvre homme dans la ruelle.

frapper

maltraiter

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Origin of esquinter

argot français, esquinter (abîmer, casser)

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se morfondre

santé

s'esquinter la santé par excès de travail ou fatigue

Examples of esquinter in a sentence

Les examens intensifs ont esquinté les étudiants cette année.
Tu vas esquinter ton jean si tu t'assois par terre.
Le déménagement a esquinté plusieurs meubles anciens.
Les critiques ont esquinté la pièce dès la première.
Il aime esquinter ses rivaux lors des débats télévisés.
Ils menaçaient d’esquinter quiconque s’opposait à eux.

Le voleur a esquinté sa victime avant de s’enfuir.

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English:wear out, damage, ...
German:fertigmachen, abnutzen, ...
Italian:sfinire, rovinare, ...
Spanish:agotar, estropear, ...
Portuguese:esgotar, estragar, ...
Chinese:累垮, 磨坏, ...
Japanese:くたくたにさせる, 傷める, ...
Arabic:أرهق, أتلف, ...
Hebrew:לְהַעֲיֵף, לִשְׁחוֹק, ...
Russian:изнурять, испортить, ...
Ukrainian:виснажувати, зіпсувати, ...
Catalan:esgotar, espatllar, ...
Danish:udmatte, slide, ...
Dutch:uitputten, beschadigen, ...
Greek:εξουθενώνω, φθείρω, ...
Hungarian:kimeríteni, elhasználni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យហត់នឿយខ្លាំង, ធ្វើឲ្យសឹក, ...
Korean:지치게 하다, 닳게 하다, ...
Polish:wyczerpać, zniszczyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):esgotar, estragar, ...
Romanian:a slei de puteri, a uza, ...
Swedish:trötta ut, slita, ...
Thai:ทำให้เหนื่อยล้า, ทำให้เสียหาย, ...
Turkish:çok yormak, yıpratmak, ...
Vietnamese:làm kiệt sức, làm hỏng, ...

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