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ouille meaning in English

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douillet adjectif

huggable(capable of, or suitable for, being hugged)
adjective
[UK: ˈhʌgəbl ] [US: ˈhʌgəbl ]

douillette adjectif
{f}

cosy [cosier, cosiest]◼◼◼(affording comfort and warmth)
adjective
[UK: ˈkəʊ.zi] [US: ˈkoʊ.zi]

écrabouiller [slang] verbe

crush [crushed, crushing, crushes]◼◼◼(to overwhelm by pressure or weight)
verb
[UK: krʌʃ] [US: ˈkrəʃ]
He crushed the insect with his heel. = Il a écrabouillé l'insecte avec son talon.

crush [crushed, crushing, crushes]◼◼◼(to press or bruise between two hard bodies)
verb
[UK: krʌʃ] [US: ˈkrəʃ]
He crushed the insect with his heel. = Il a écrabouillé l'insecte avec son talon.

embrouillé adjectif
{m}

confused◼◼◼(chaotic, jumbled or muddled)
adjective
[UK: kən.ˈfjuːzd] [US: kən.ˈfjuːzd]
John got confused. = John s'est embrouillé.

embrouille nom {f}

imbroglio [imbroglios](complicated situation, entanglement)
noun
[UK: ɪm.ˈbrəʊ.lɪəʊ] [US: ˌɪmˈbroljo.ʊ]

mindfuck(something that intentionally manipulates the mind of another person)
noun

snarl [snarls](knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle)
noun
[UK: snɑːl] [US: ˈsnɑːrl]

embrouiller verbe

muddle [muddled, muddling, muddles]◼◼◼(mix together, to mix up; to confuse)
verb
[UK: ˈmʌd.l̩] [US: ˈmʌd.l̩]

obfuscate [obfuscated, obfuscating, obfuscates]◼◼◻(make confusing)
verb
[UK: ˈɒb.fə.skeɪt] [US: ˈɑːb.fə.ˌsket]

fluster [flustered, flustering, flusters]◼◻◻(confuse, befuddle, throw into panic by making overwrought with confusion)
verb
[UK: ˈflʌ.stə(r)] [US: ˈflʌ.stər]

flummox [flummoxed, flummoxing, flummoxes](To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast)
verb
[UK: ˈflʌ.məks] [US: flə.ˈmɑːks]

bamboozle [bamboozled, bamboozling, bamboozles](to con, defraud, trick)
verb
[UK: bæm.ˈbuːz.l̩] [US: bæm.ˈbuːz.l̩]

mindfuck(to intentionally destabilize, confuse or manipulate the mind of another person)
verb

embrouilles nom

tsuris(problems or troubles)
noun
[UK: tsˈuːrɪs] [US: tsˈuːrɪs]

en vadrouille nom {f}

on the run◼◼◼(constantly traveling)
preposition
[UK: ɒn ðə rʌn] [US: ɑːn ðə ˈrən]

enrouiller verbe

rust [rusted, rusting, rusts](to cause to oxidise)
verb
[UK: rʌst] [US: ˈrəst]

épouiller verbe

delouse [deloused, delousing, delouses]◼◼◼(to remove lice from)
verb
[UK: ˌdiː.ˈlaʊs] [US: ˌdiː.ˈlaʊs]

louse◼◼◻(To remove lice)
verb
[UK: laʊs] [US: ˈlaʊs]

fouille nom {f}

excavation [excavations]◼◼◼(archaeological excavation)
noun
[UK: ˌek.skə.ˈveɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌek.skə.ˈveɪʃ.n̩]
Lord Carnarvon financed the excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb. = Lord Carnarvon finança les fouilles de la tombe de Toutânkhamon.

fouille nom

dig [digs]◼◼◼(archeological investigation)
noun
[UK: dɪɡ] [US: ˈdɪɡ]

fouille à corps nom {f}

patdown(patting somebody's clothes)
noun

fouille corporelle nom {f}

patdown(patting somebody's clothes)
noun

fouille de données nom {f}

data mining◼◼◼(technique for searching large-scale databases for patterns)
noun
[UK: ˈdeɪt.ə ˈmaɪn.ɪŋ] [US: ˈdeɪt.ə ˈmaɪn.ɪŋ]

fouille-merde nom {m} nom {f}

muckraker [muckrakers]◼◼◼(A scandal-mongering person who is not driven by any social principle)
noun
[UK: ˈmʌ.kreɪkə(r)] [US: ˈmʌ.ˌkrekər]

fouille-merde nom {m}

gobshite◼◼◻(one who engages in nonsensical chatter)
noun

fouiller verbe

search [searched, searching, searches]◼◼◼(to look throughout (a place) for something)
verb
[UK: sɜːtʃ] [US: ˈsɝːtʃ]
Search the house. = Fouille la maison !

research [researched, researching, researches]◼◼◻(to make an investigation into)
verb
[UK: rɪ.ˈsɜːtʃ] [US: ri.ˈsɝːtʃ]

frisk [frisked, frisking, frisks]◼◼◻(to search somebody by feeling their clothes)
verb
[UK: frɪsk] [US: ˈfrɪsk]
Everyone was frisked. = Tout le monde a été fouillé.

rummage [rummaged, rummaging, rummages]◼◼◻(to hastily search for)
verb
[UK: ˈrʌ.mɪdʒ] [US: ˈrʌ.mɪdʒ]
He's rummaging through my pockets. = Il fouille mes poches.

rummage [rummaged, rummaging, rummages]◼◼◻(to search something thoroughly and with disregard)
verb
[UK: ˈrʌ.mɪdʒ] [US: ˈrʌ.mɪdʒ]
He's rummaging through my pockets. = Il fouille mes poches.

rummage [rummaged, rummaging, rummages]◼◼◻(to search something which contains many items)
verb
[UK: ˈrʌ.mɪdʒ] [US: ˈrʌ.mɪdʒ]
He's rummaging through my pockets. = Il fouille mes poches.

delve [delved, delving, delves]◼◼◻(to search carefully for information)
verb
[UK: delv] [US: ˈdelv]

ransack [ransacked, ransacking, ransacks]◼◻◻(to make a thorough search or examination for plunder)
verb
[UK: ˈræn.sæk] [US: ˈræn.ˌsæk]

pry [pried, prying, pries]◼◻◻(to peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public)
verb
[UK: praɪ] [US: ˈpraɪ]
I don't want anyone prying into my private life. = Je ne veux pas que quelqu'un fouille dans ma vie privée.

scan [scanned, scanning, scans]◼◻◻(to examine sequentially, carefully, or critically; to scrutinize; to behold closely)
verb
[UK: skæn] [US: ˈskæn]

forage [foraged, foraging, forages]◼◻◻(to rummage)
verb
[UK: ˈfɒ.rɪdʒ] [US: ˈfɔː.rɪdʒ]

rake [raked, raking, rakes]◼◻◻(to search through (thoroughly))
verb
[UK: reɪk] [US: ˈreɪk]
He's raking it in. = Il s'en fourre plein les fouilles.

fripouille nom {f}

rogue [rogues]◼◼◼(a scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person)
noun
[UK: rəʊɡ] [US: roʊɡ]

rascal [rascals]◼◼◼(cheeky person)
noun
[UK: ˈrɑː.skl̩] [US: ˈræ.skl̩]

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