refouiller

ʁəfuje

Definition

Definition of refouiller - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

recherche répétée

Rare

fouiller de nouveau dans un endroit déjà exploré

Rare

Il a dû refouiller ses poches pour retrouver ses clés.

sculpture

TECH.

creuser pour détacher chaque partie d'une sculpture

TECH.

L'artiste refouille minutieusement les détails du visage en marbre.

creuser

entailler

sculpter

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Origin of refouiller

français, re- (de nouveau) + fouiller (creuser)

Examples of refouiller in a sentence

Les policiers ont dû refouiller la maison entière.
Il doit refouiller la base de la statue pour plus de relief.
Le maître refouille chaque motif du bas-relief avec soin.

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English:search again, carve out, ...
German:noch einmal durchsuchen, nachmeißeln, ...
Italian:rovistare di nuovo, rifinire, ...
Spanish:rebuscar, retrabajar, ...
Portuguese:revistar novamente, esculpir em detalhe, ...
Chinese:再搜查, 精雕细琢, ...
Japanese:もう一度探る, 彫り直す, ...
Arabic:فتّش مجددًا, نقّب التفاصيل, ...
Hebrew:לְחַפֵּשׂ שׁוּב, לְחַקֵּק בְּפֵרוּט, ...
Russian:перерывать снова, прорабатывать детали, ...
Ukrainian:знову обшукати, деталізувати, ...
Catalan:tornar a escorcollar, escorcollar, ...
Danish:gennemsøge igen, udhule for at frigøre skulpturens enkelte dele, ...
Dutch:opnieuw doorzoeken, uitgraven, ...
Greek:ξαναψάχνω, σκαλίζω λεπτομερώς, ...
Khmer:ឆែកម្តងទៀត, ឆ្លាក់ជ្រៅ, ...
Korean:다시 뒤지다, 정교하게 파내다, ...
Polish:przeszukać ponownie, wykuwać szczegóły, ...
Portuguese (BR):revistar novamente, esculpir detalhes, ...
Romanian:a căuta din nou, a refolosi, ...
Swedish:genomsöka igen, hugga ut, ...
Thai:ค้นหาอีกครั้ง, แกะสลัก, ...
Turkish:tekrar aramak, oymak, ...
Vietnamese:lục lại, khắc sâu, ...

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