trotte-menu

tʁɔtəmny

Definition

Definition of trotte-menu - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

démarche

Dated

qui se déplace à petits pas rapides et pressés

Dated

La souris trotte-menu disparut rapidement sous le meuble.

rapide

vif-argent

activité

Dated

qui s'affaire sans cesse en allant et venant

Dated

Cette femme trotte-menu ne reste jamais en place très longtemps.

infatigable

remuant

Adverb

démarche vive

Dated

en allant à petits pas rapides, courts et pressés

Dated

Elle avance trotte-menu vers la porte.

d'un pas vif

en trottinant

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Expressions with trotte-menu

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la gent trotte-menu

ensemble des petits animaux qui se déplacent en trottinant rapidement

La gent trotte-menu envahit le grenier pendant l'hiver.

Origin of trotte-menu

ancien français/francique, trotte (marcher) + menu (petit)

Examples of trotte-menu in a sentence

On voyait passer, trotte-menu, une petite silhouette sous les réverbères.
Le serveur trotte-menu entre les tables depuis le début du service.
Toute la matinée, elle trotte-menu d'un bureau à l'autre.
Les enfants descendent trotte-menu l’escalier du métro.
Il rentre trotte-menu chez lui pour ne pas être en retard.

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English:scurrying, in quick little steps, ...
German:trippelnd, in kleinen, schnellen Schritten, ...
Italian:sgambettante, a passi svelti, ...
Spanish:de pasitos rápidos, a pas cortos y rápidos, ...
Portuguese:ligeiro e apressado, a passinhos apressados, ...
Chinese:小步快跑的, 小碎步地, ...
Japanese:ちょこまかした, ちょこちょこと, ...
Arabic:سَريع المَشية الصَّغيرة, بِخُطًى صَغيرَةٍ سَريعَة, ...
Hebrew:זָרִיז-רַגְלַיִם, בְּצַעַדִים קְטַנִּים וּמְהִירִים, ...
Russian:шустрый, мелкими поспешными шагами, ...
Ukrainian:метушливий, короткими швидкими кроками, ...
Catalan:menut, a petits passos ràpids, ...
Danish:småtrippende, småtravende, ...
Dutch:trippelend, met korte, snelle pasjes, ...
Greek:σβέλτος, με μικρά, γρήγορα βήματα, ...
Hungarian:szaporázó, apró, gyors léptekkel, ...
Khmer:ដែលដើរជំហានតូចៗយ៉ាងលឿន, ត្រុកៗ, ...
Korean:종종걸음치는, 잰걸음으로, ...
Polish:drobno biegający, małymi, szybkimi kroczkami, ...
Portuguese (BR):ligeirinho, a passos miúdos e apressados, ...
Romanian:iute de picior, în pași mici și grăbiți, ...
Swedish:trippande, jäktig, ...
Thai:เดินถี่ ๆ เร็ว ๆ, ก้าวสั้นๆ เร่งรีบ, ...
Turkish:pıtı pıtı, kısa hızlı adımlarla, ...
Vietnamese:lăng xăng, bước chân nhỏ, vội vã, ...

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Definition of trotte-menu - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

Adverb

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