lixar

Signification

1. (transitive) to sand (with sandpaper)
2. (transitive) to polish
3. (colloquial) to screw up, to ruin
4. (colloquial,pronominal) to get screwed up, to be in difficulties

Coupé comme

li‧xar

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/liˈʃa(ʁ)/

Étymologie

Uncertain, possibly from Vulgar Latin *lixāre (“to boil”); compare Late Latin ēlixō (“to boil thoroughly”). Compare Spanish lijar.