pistonner

pistɔne

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of pistonner - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

emploiaider quelqu'un à obtenir un poste en utilisant son influence

Il a pistonné son fils pour qu'il obtienne ce travail.

appuyer

favoriser

recommander

importunerennuyer ou embêter quelqu'un de façon répétée

Arrête de me pistonner avec tes questions!

embêter

harceler

importuner

motivationencourager et stimuler quelqu'un dans ses efforts

L'entraîneur pistonne ses joueurs avant le match.

encourager

motiver

stimuler

argot étudiantapprécier beaucoup quelque chose

Je pistonne vraiment ce nouveau groupe de musique.

adorer

kiffer

raffoler

sexualité

intr.

Rare

Slang

faire l'amour avec des mouvements mécaniques répétitifs

intr.

Rare

Slang

Dans l’obscurité, ils ont commencé à pistonner, au rythme grinçant du lit.

baiser

copuler

forniquer

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se faire pistonner

obtenir un avantage grâce à l'aide d'une personne influente

Il s'est fait pistonner pour obtenir ce poste dans l'entreprise.

Origin of pistonner

français, piston (tige mobile) + -ner (suffixe verbal)

Examples of pistonner in a sentence

On m’a demandé si je pouvais pistonner un ami pour ce poste.
Il n'aime pas qu'on le pistonne au travail.
Les enfants se sont mis à pistonner leur sœur sans arrêt.
Elle pistonne son frère pour qu’il réussisse ses examens.
Le professeur a pistonné ses élèves avant le concours.
Je pistonne grave ce film, il est génial.

On pistonne tous ce resto depuis qu’on l’a découvert.
Ils ont été surpris en train de pistonner dans la chambre.
Certains films osent montrer des scènes où les personnages pistonnent.

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English:pull strings, pester, ...
German:jemanden empfehlen, jemanden ständig nerven, ...
Italian:raccomandare, assillare, ...
Spanish:enchufar, molestar, ...
Portuguese:recomendar, incomodar, ...
Chinese:走后门, 缠着, ...
Japanese:コネを使う, しつこく困らせる, ...
Arabic:شفّع, أزعج, ...
Hebrew:לְדַחֵף, לְהַטְרִיד, ...
Russian:проталкивать по знакомству, донимать, ...
Ukrainian:влаштувати по блату, діставати, ...
Catalan:endollar, empipar, ...
Danish:skaffe, plage, ...
Dutch:een baantje regelen, lastigvallen, ...
Greek:βοηθώ με μέσο, ζαλίζω, ...
Khmer:រត់ការឱ្យ, រំខាន, ...
Korean:빽을 써주다, 귀찮게 하다, ...
Polish:załatwić pracę po znajomości, męczyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):indicar, importunar, ...
Romanian:a aranja pe cineva, a sâcâi, ...
Swedish:fixa jobb åt, tjata på, ...
Thai:ฝากงาน, รบกวน, ...
Turkish:torpil yapmak, rahatsız etmek, ...
Vietnamese:chạy việc, làm phiền, ...

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