smeren

Signification

Verb

1. (transitive) to smear, to rub a substance
2. (broadly,transitive) to make, to butter
3. (transitive) to grease, to oil, etc. (to make run more smoothly)
4. (transitive) to corrupt, to pay off, to bribe

Noun

plural of smeer

Coupé comme

sme‧ren

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈsmeːrə(n)/

Étymologie

From Middle Dutch smeren, from Old Dutch *smirwen, from Proto-West Germanic *smirwijan, from Proto-Germanic *smirwijaną, from *smerwą (“grease, fat”) (modern smeer).