vergallen

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (dated, transitive) to make fish bitter by (accidentally) cutting its gall bladder during preparation
  2. (figuratively, transitive) to ruin something pleasurable

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Étymologie (Anglais)

From gal (“gall, bile”) + ver- -en (factitive circumfix).

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