fouiner

fwinɛʁ

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Definition of fouiner - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

fouille

intr.

chercher en fouillant partout de manière indiscrète

intr.

Elle fouine dans mes affaires quand je ne suis pas là.

farfouiller

fouiller

recherche

tr./intr.

chercher quelque chose sans méthode précise

tr./intr.

Il fouine dans le garage à la recherche de ses outils.

chercher

explorer

esquive

intr.

Rare

s'échapper discrètement et rapidement comme une fouine

intr.

Rare

Il a fouiné par la fenêtre pour éviter ses parents.

se faufiler

se glisser

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fouiner dans

chercher en fouillant de manière indiscrète ou curieuse

Elle fouine dans mes tiroirs quand je ne suis pas là.

Origin of fouiner

français, fouiner (de fouine, animal fouisseur)

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écornifler

espionner

fouiner pour découvrir des secrets ou des informations privées

Examples of fouiner in a sentence

Il adore fouiner dans les brocantes à la recherche de trésors.
Elle aime fouiner dans les brocantes le week-end.
Les enfants fouinaient dans le grenier à la recherche de trésors.
Elle a fouiné dans la ruelle pour échapper à la police.
Les enfants ont fouiné hors de la maison sans bruit.

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English:snoop, slip out, ...
German:herumschnüffeln, herumkramen, ...
Italian:frugare, rovistare, ...
Spanish:hurgar, rebuscar, ...
Portuguese:bisbilhotar, remexer, ...
Chinese:乱翻, 到处翻找, ...
Japanese:詮索する, 探し回る, ...
Arabic:فَتَّشَ, تقصى, ...
Hebrew:לְחַטֵּט, לְחַטֵּט, ...
Russian:рыться, ускользнуть, ...
Ukrainian:нишпорити, шукати навмання, ...
Catalan:remenar, buscar sense rumb, ...
Danish:snage, rode, ...
Dutch:snuffelen, wegsluipen, ...
Greek:σκαλίζω, ψάχνω άτακτα, ...
Hungarian:turkálni, kotorászni, ...
Khmer:រើកកាយ, កកាយ, ...
Korean:뒤지다, 샅샅이 뒤지다, ...
Polish:węszyć, buszować, ...
Portuguese (BR):vasculhar, fuçar, ...
Romanian:a scotoci, a se strecura, ...
Swedish:snoka, smita undan, ...
Thai:คุ้ยค้น, คุ้ยหา, ...
Turkish:karıştırmak, sıvışmak, ...
Vietnamese:lục lọi, tìm kiếm lung tung, ...

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Definition of fouiner - Reverso French Dictionary

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