quinter

kɛ̃tɛʁ

Definition

Definition of quinter - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

toux

intr.

Rare

avoir une quinte de toux

intr.

Rare

Le malade commence à quinter à cause de sa bronchite.

agriculture

tr.

Dated

labourer la terre cinq fois de suite

tr.

Dated

Il faut quinter ce champ pour bien préparer les semis.

orfèvrerie

tr.

Rare

marquer l'or ou l'argent après essai avec paiement du droit royal

tr.

Rare

L'orfèvre doit quinter chaque pièce avant de la vendre.

musique

intr.

Dated

utiliser les quintes plutôt que les quartes en contrepoint

intr.

Dated

Le compositeur préfère quinter dans cette fugue complexe.

droit

tr.

Rare

léguer le cinquième de l'héritage à une personne extérieure

tr.

Rare

Il peut quinter une partie de ses biens à son ami.

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Origin of quinter

latin, quintus (cinquième) + -er (verbe)

Examples of quinter in a sentence

La nuit, elle n’arrêtait pas de quinter, empêchant tout le monde de dormir.
Ils prévoient de quinter la parcelle avant l'automne.
On doit quinter régulièrement ces terres lourdes pour les aérer suffisamment.
Ils ont fait quinter les bijoux anciens avant la mise aux enchères.
L'atelier doit quinter cette série de couverts en argent d'ici vendredi.
Dans ce passage, le professeur conseille de moins quinter pour alléger la texture.

Elle hésite à quinter la ligne de basse, craignant un effet trop dissonant.
Elle envisage de quinter sa fortune à une fondation caritative.
Peut-on quinter ce bien immobilier à un neveu éloigné ?

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English:have a coughing fit, plow five times, ...
German:einen Hustenanfall haben, fünfmal pflügen, ...
Italian:avere un accesso di tosse, arare la terra cinque volte di seguito, ...
Spanish:tener un acceso de tos, arar cinco veces, ...
Portuguese:ter um acesso de tosse, lavrar a terra cinco vezes, ...
Chinese:阵咳, 连续耕地五次, ...
Japanese:咳き込む, 5回耕す, ...
Arabic:سَعَلَ, حرث, ...
Hebrew:לְהִשְׁתַּעֵל בְּהֶתְקֵף, לַחְרוֹשׁ חָמֵשׁ פְּעָמִים, ...
Russian:закашляться приступом, пахать пять раз подряд, ...
Ukrainian:кашляти приступами, орати вп'яте, ...
Catalan:tenir una crisi de tos, llaurar cinc vegades, ...
Danish:få et hosteanfald, pløje jorden fem gange i træk, ...
Dutch:een hoestbui hebben, vijf keer ploegen, ...
Greek:παθαίνω κρίση βήχα, οργώνω πέντε φορές, ...
Khmer:ក្អកជាខ្លាំង, ភ្ជួរដីប្រាំដងជាប់ៗគ្នា, ...
Korean:기침이 발작하다, 다섯 번 갈다, ...
Polish:dostać napadu kaszlu, zaorać pięć razy, ...
Portuguese (BR):ter uma crise de tosse, arar cinco vezes, ...
Romanian:a avea un acces de tuse, a ara de cinci ori, ...
Swedish:hosta, plöja jorden fem gånger i följd, ...
Thai:ไอเป็นชุด, ไถพรวนดินห้าครั้ง, ...
Turkish:öksürük krizi geçirmek, beş kez sürmek, ...
Vietnamese:ho thành cơn, cày năm lượt, ...

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