fouailler

fwaje

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Definition of fouailler - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

critique

Dated

critiquer ou blâmer quelqu'un de façon très sévère

Dated

Le journaliste fouaillait le ministre dans son article.

blâmer

fustiger

vilipender

exploration

Dated

fouiller ou explorer quelque chose en profondeur

Dated

L'enquêteur fouaillait dans les archives pour trouver des preuves.

explorer

fouiller

sonder

fouet

Dated

frapper quelqu'un avec un fouet de manière répétée

Dated

Le cavalier fouaillait son cheval pour le faire avancer plus vite.

battre

flageller

entrailles

Dated

fouiller à l'intérieur du corps ou des entrailles

Dated

Le chirurgien fouaillait délicatement les organes du patient.

explorer

palper

sonder

queue cheval

intr.

Dated

remuer sa queue rapidement et énergiquement pour un cheval

intr.

Dated

Le cheval fouaillait nerveusement en attendant son cavalier.

agiter

balayer

fouetter

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Origin of fouailler

ancien français, fouailler (fouetter, battre)

Examples of fouailler in a sentence

Le critique fouaillait le film dans sa revue, sans ménagement.
Il a fouaillé la terre à la recherche de vers.
Le médecin fouaillait la plaie pour retirer l'écharde.
Le gardien fouaillait les prisonniers sans pitié.
On raconte qu’il fouaillait les bœufs pour les faire avancer.
Le vétérinaire a dû fouailler l’abdomen de l’animal blessé.

On fouaillait les entrailles du poisson pour retirer les arêtes.
La jument fouaillait la poussière avec sa queue.
Il a vu le poulain fouailler d'impatience près de la barrière.

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English:lambaste, rummage, ...
German:scharf kritisieren, durchstöbern, ...
Italian:criticare aspramente, frugare, ...
Spanish:fustigar, hurgar, ...
Portuguese:criticar severamente, vasculhar, ...
Chinese:严厉批评, 翻查, ...
Japanese:厳しく非難する, 徹底的に探る, ...
Arabic:انتقد بشدة, نقّب, ...
Hebrew:לְקַטֵּל, לַחְפּוֹר, ...
Russian:жёстко критиковать, тщательно обыскивать, ...
Ukrainian:розносити, ретельно обшукувати, ...
Catalan:esquarterar, remenar, ...
Danish:kritisere, granske, ...
Dutch:afkraken, doorzoeken, ...
Greek:κατακρίνω αυστηρά, εξερευνώ σε βάθος, ...
Hungarian:élesen bírálni, átkutatni, ...
Khmer:រិះគន់យ៉ាងខ្លាំង, កកាយ, ...
Korean:맹비난하다, 샅샅이 뒤지다, ...
Polish:miażdżyć krytyką, przeszukiwać, ...
Portuguese (BR):criticar duramente, vasculhar, ...
Romanian:a critica aspru, a scotoci, ...
Swedish:såga, genomsöka, ...
Thai:วิจารณ์อย่างรุนแรง, ค้นหาอย่างละเอียด, ...
Turkish:yerden yere vurmak, didik didik aramak, ...
Vietnamese:chỉ trích dữ dội, lục lọi, ...

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