froncer

fʁɔ̃se

fronça, fronçai, fronçaient

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Definition of froncer - Reverso French Dictionary

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tr.

expression

Rare

plisser en contractant ou en resserrant

Rare

Elle fronce les sourcils quand elle réfléchit.

contracter

plisser

couture

Rare

faire des plis menus et serrés sur une étoffe

Rare

La couturière fronce le tissu pour ajuster la robe.

plisser

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Expressions with froncer

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froncer le nez

plisser le nez en contractant les muscles du visage

Elle a froncé le nez en sentant l'odeur de poisson pourri.

froncer les sourcils

contracter les muscles du front pour rapprocher les sourcils

Il fronce les sourcils en lisant ce texte difficile.

froncer le sourcil

exprimer sa colère ou son mécontentement par une expression du visage

Il a froncé le sourcil en entendant cette remarque déplacée.

Origin of froncer

français, froncer (plier, plisser)

Terms with froncer included in their meaning

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corrugateur

médical

muscle du visage qui permet de froncer les sourcils

muscle sourcilier

médical

ancien nom du muscle qui fait froncer les sourcils

Examples of froncer in a sentence

Nous fronçons les lèvres quand nous sommes contrariés.
Elle doit froncer la jupe pour la raccourcir.
On apprend à froncer le tissu en cours de couture.

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English:furrow, gather, ...
German:runzeln, krausen, ...
Italian:corrugare, arricciare, ...
Spanish:fruncir, plisar, ...
Portuguese:franzir, fazer pregas, ...
Chinese:皱, 打褶, ...
Japanese:しかめる, ギャザーを寄せる, ...
Arabic:قطّب, ثنى القماش, ...
Hebrew:לְקַמֵּץ, לְקַמֵּט, ...
Russian:хмурить, делать сборку, ...
Ukrainian:наморщити, збирати в складки, ...
Catalan:fruncir, frunzir, ...
Danish:rynke, rynke sammen, ...
Dutch:fronsen, rimpelen, ...
Greek:συνοφρυώνομαι, σουρώνω, ...
Khmer:ជ្រួញ, ញាត់ផ្នត់, ...
Korean:찡그리다, 주름을 만들다, ...
Polish:marszczyć, fałdować, ...
Portuguese (BR):franzir, fazer pregas, ...
Romanian:a froncea sprâncenele, a frânge, ...
Swedish:rynka, vecka, ...
Thai:ขมวด, จับจีบ, ...
Turkish:çatmak, büzmek, ...
Vietnamese:nhíu, xếp ly, ...

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froncement

froncement de sourcils

froncer le nez

froncer le sourcil

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Definition of froncer - Reverso French Dictionary

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