fouetter
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verbslang
to beat with a whip, to whip, to flagellate.
to hit and sting like a whip
to whisk
to stimulate or urge into action
to stink
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- Quand ils se relevèrent, ils entendirent la pluie qui fouettait la vitre et les bardeaux du toit.When they rose up, they heard the rain whipping the glass and the shingles of the roof.B1Maria Chapdelaine
- – Maintenant, fit Mornac dont l'épée supporta fermement deux ou trois coups fouettés du baron, attention, Vilarme."Now," said Mornac, whose sword firmly supported two or three whipped blows of the baron, pay attention, Vilarme.B2Le Chevalier de Mornac
- Et, saluant la dame d’un signe de tête, il s’élança sur son cheval, tandis que le cocher du carrosse fouettait vigoureusement son attelage.And, greeting the lady with a sign of head, he rushed on his horse, while the coach coachman vigorously whipped his team.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
- La pluie crépitait toujours sur le toit; de temps en temps un coup de vent venait fouetter la fenêtre de gouttes pesantes qui coulaient ensuite sur le carreau comme des larmes lentes.The rain always crackled on the roof; from time to time a blow of wind whipped the window with heavy drops that then flowed on the tile like slow tears.B1Maria Chapdelaine
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