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pelote meaning in English

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pelote nom {f}

ball [balls]◼◼◼(quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape)
noun
[UK: bɔːl] [US: ˈbɒl]
I caught the ball. = J'ai attrapé la pelote.

pelote nom

pellet [pellets]◼◼◻(Compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls)
noun
[UK: ˈpe.lɪt] [US: ˈpe.lət]

pelote de réjection nom {f}

casting [castings](regurgitation of indigestible material by hawks)
noun
[UK: ˈkɑːst.ɪŋ] [US: ˈkæ.stɪŋ]

pelote à épingles nom {f}

pincushion [pincushions]◼◼◼(device designed to have sewing pins and needles stuck into it)
noun
[UK: ˈpɪnk.ʊʃ.n̩] [US: ˈpɪnk.ʊʃ.n̩]

peloter verbe

grope [groped, groping, gropes]◼◼◼(to touch closely and sexually)
verb
[UK: ɡrəʊp] [US: ɡroʊp]

paw [pawed, pawing, paws]◼◼◻(to touch someone (with the hands) in a sexual way)
verb
[UK: pɔː] [US: ˈpɒ]

pet [petted, petting, pets]◼◼◻(fondle (another person) amorously)
verb
[UK: pet] [US: ˈpet]
It seems they've always been petting each other in that desirous way. = Il semble qu'ils se soient toujours pelotés de cette façon.

snog(slang: kiss passionately)
verb
[UK: snɒɡ] [US: snɑːɡ]

peloter [informal] verbe

touch up◼◼◼(fondle or to grope someone, usually in an inappropriate way)
verb
[UK: tʌtʃ ʌp] [US: ˈtətʃ ʌp]

se peloter verbe

pet [petted, petting, pets]◼◼◼(intransitive: fondle amorously)
verb
[UK: pet] [US: ˈpet]