sillonner

sijɔne

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of sillonner - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

déplacementparcourir un lieu dans toutes les directions

Les touristes sillonnent la ville à la recherche de monuments.

arpenter

parcourir

passagelaisser des marques visibles de son passage quelque part

Les véhicules ont sillonné la pelouse du parc.

marquer

tracesmarquer une surface en y creusant des traces ou rainures

Les larmes sillonnent ses joues pendant qu'elle pleure.

rainurer

strier

agriculture

TECH.

creuser des rainures parallèles dans la terre avec une charrue

TECH.

Le fermier sillonne son champ avant de semer le blé.

labourer

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sillonner le monde

voyager partout sur la planète en visitant de nombreux pays

Il a décidé de sillonner le monde avant de se marier.

Origin of sillonner

français, sillon (rainure) + -ner (suffixe verbal)

Examples of sillonner in a sentence

Les pompiers sillonnent la forêt à la recherche du randonneur.
Les rivières ont sillonné la vallée pendant des siècles.
Le vent a sillonné la surface du sable.
Le vent a sillonné la surface du sable toute la nuit.
Des rides sillonnent son front depuis des années.
Il faut sillonner le champ avant la plantation des pommes de terre.

Les ouvriers sillonnent la terre avec des machines modernes.

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English:crisscross, leave tracks, ...
German:durchstreifen, durchziehen, ...
Italian:percorrere in lungo e in largo, solcare, ...
Spanish:recorrer, surcar, ...
Portuguese:percorrer, sulcar, ...
Chinese:走遍, 留下痕迹, ...
Japanese:巡る, 跡を残す, ...
Arabic:جال, خَطَّ, ...
Hebrew:לִסְיוֹר, לְחָרוֹשׁ, ...
Russian:исследовать вдоль и поперёк, оставлять следы, ...
Ukrainian:борознити, прорізати слід, ...
Catalan:voltejar, sillonar, ...
Danish:gennemkrydse, fure, ...
Dutch:doorkruisen, sporen achterlaten, ...
Greek:να περιπλανηθεί, χαράζω, ...
Khmer:ដើរពាសពេញ, បន្សល់ស្នាម, ...
Korean:이곳저곳 돌아다니다, 자국을 남기다, ...
Polish:przemierzać, wyżłobić, ...
Portuguese (BR):percorrer, marcar, ...
Romanian:a străbate, a brăzda, ...
Swedish:korsa, rista, ...
Thai:ตระเวนไปทั่ว, ทิ้งร่องรอย, ...
Turkish:dolaşmak, iz bırakmak, ...
Vietnamese:đi khắp, cày xới, ...

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