What does frôler in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word frôler in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use frôler in French.
The word frôler in French means brush past, brush against, verge on, skim past each other, come close to, have a brush with. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word frôler
brush past, brush againstverbe transitif (raser, glisser sur [qch], [qqn]) J'ai horreur qu'on me frôle dans le métro. Sa main a frôlé la mienne. Her hand grazed mine. |
verge onverbe transitif (s'approcher de) (figurative) (phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S]) Le gazole frôle les 1,5 euros le litre. Diesel is verging on €1.50 a litre! |
skim past each otherverbe pronominal (s'éviter de peu) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Les hirondelles se frôlent sans se toucher. Swallows skim past each other without touching. |
come close to, have a brush withverbe transitif (figuré (manquer de peu) (death/disaster: figurative) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Ce cascadeur a encore frôlé la mort. The stunt double diced with death again. |
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