phosphorer

fɔsfɔʁe

Definition

Definition of phosphorer - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

réflexion

intr.

Rare

réfléchir intensément, faire travailler son cerveau

intr.

Rare

Il phosphore depuis des heures sur ce problème mathématique.

cogiter

méditer

lumière

intr.

Rare

briller de manière éclatante comme une substance phosphorescente

intr.

Rare

Les étoiles phosphorent dans le ciel nocturne.

luire

scintiller

chimie

tr.

TECH.

ajouter du phosphore à une substance

tr.

TECH.

Les agriculteurs phosphorent leurs terres pour améliorer la fertilité.

phosphater

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Origin of phosphorer

grec, phosphor (porte-phosphore) + -er (verbe)

Examples of phosphorer in a sentence

L’équipe rédactionnelle phosphore encore sur le titre de l’article.
Les algues phosphorent doucement au gré des vagues.
Ses vêtements phosphorent sous la lumière ultraviolette de la boîte de nuit.
Le laboratoire phosphore cet alliage avant les essais.
On phosphorait autrefois certains métaux pour les traiter.

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English:brainstorm, glow, ...
German:grübeln, leuchten, ...
Italian:spremersi le meningi, brillare, ...
Spanish:devanarse los sesos, fosforecer, ...
Portuguese:refletir intensamente, fosforescer, ...
Chinese:绞尽脑汁, 发出磷光, ...
Japanese:頭をひねる, 燐光を放つ, ...
Arabic:فَكَّرَ بِعُمْق, توهَّج, ...
Hebrew:לַהֲרוֹר בְּעָמֵל, לִזְהוֹר, ...
Russian:ломать голову, светиться, ...
Ukrainian:напружено думати, фосфоресціювати, ...
Catalan:trencar-se el cap, brillar, ...
Danish:gruble, lyse, ...
Dutch:piekeren, gloeien, ...
Greek:σπάω το κεφάλι μου, φωσφορίζω, ...
Khmer:គិតខ្លាំង, បញ្ចេញពន្លឺចែងចាំង, ...
Korean:머리를 짜내다, 형광처럼 빛나다, ...
Polish:główkować, fosforyzować, ...
Portuguese (BR):quebrar a cabeça, brilhar, ...
Romanian:a gândi intens, a fosforesca, ...
Swedish:grubbla, fosforescera, ...
Thai:ขบคิดอย่างหนัก, เปล่งแสง, ...
Turkish:kafa patlatmak, fosfor gibi parlamak, ...
Vietnamese:vắt óc suy nghĩ, phát sáng, ...

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