effleurer
Meaning
- to stroke gently, to touch lightly
- to brush over, to brush past
- (figuratively) to skim over (a subject)
Concepts
brush against
touch lightly
hint at
Translations
beroeren
streifen
sfiorare
rozar
αγγίζωFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/e.flœ.ʁe/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle French effleurer, from Old French esflourer, equivalent to ex- (“ex-”) + fleurer (“sprinkle”). In some senses, from Middle French fleur (“surface, top layer”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *flōr (“ground, floor”), from Proto-Germanic *flōraz.
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