s'abriter

sabʁite

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of s'abriter - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

intr.

protectionchercher une protection contre le danger ou les intempéries

Les randonneurs se sont abrités sous un arbre pendant l'orage.

se mettre à l'abri

se protéger

justificationinvoquer quelque chose comme excuse ou justification

Il s'abrite derrière le règlement pour refuser ma demande.

invoquer

prétexter

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Expressions with s'abriter

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s'abriter derrière

se placer derrière quelque chose pour se protéger

Elle s'abrite derrière l'arbre pour éviter la pluie.

Origin of s'abriter

français, s'abriter (se protéger)

Terms with s'abriter included in their meaning

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trou de lapin

ouverture

terrier creusé dans la terre par un lapin pour s'abriter

se couvrir

abri

s'abriter ou se protéger derrière quelque chose

nicher

oiseaux

construire son nid pour s'abriter ou se reproduire

nidifier

oiseaux

construire son nid pour se reproduire ou s'abriter

Examples of s'abriter in a sentence

Pour s’abriter, elle a couru sous un porche.
Elle s’abrite sous le prétexte de la tradition.
Tu ne peux pas toujours t’abriter derrière tes obligations.

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English:take shelter, invoke as a justification, ...
German:sich schützen, sich berufen auf, ...
Italian:ripararsi, nascondersi dietro, ...
Spanish:refugiarse, ampararse, ...
Portuguese:abrigar-se, abrigar-se atrás de, ...
Chinese:躲避, 以...为借口, ...
Japanese:避難する, 言い訳にする, ...
Arabic:احتمى, احتج, ...
Hebrew:לַחֲסוֹת, לְהִסְתַּתֵּר מֵאֲחוֹרֵי, ...
Russian:укрываться, прикрываться, ...
Ukrainian:шукати прихистку, прикриватися, ...
Catalan:refugiar-se, emparar-se en, ...
Danish:søge ly, gemme sig bag, ...
Dutch:schuilen, zich verschuilen achter, ...
Greek:καταφεύγω, κρύβομαι πίσω από, ...
Hungarian:menedéket keresni, hivatkozni, ...
Khmer:ជ្រក, យកមកធ្វើជាលេស, ...
Korean:피하다, 내세우다, ...
Polish:schronić się, zasłaniać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):abrigar-se, abrigar-se atrás de, ...
Romanian:a se adăposti, a se ascunde în spatele, ...
Swedish:söka skydd, åberopa, ...
Thai:หลบภัย, อ้าง, ...
Turkish:sığınmak, gerekçe göstermek, ...
Vietnamese:trú ẩn, lấy cớ, ...

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