térébrant
See also: terebrant
French
Etymology
Originally present participle of térébrer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /te.ʁe.bʁɑ̃/
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Adjective
térébrant (feminine térébrante, masculine plural térébrants, feminine plural térébrantes)
- (zoology) terebrant, piercing, boring, perforating
- un insecte térébrant ― a piercing insect
- (pathology) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
{{rfdef}}.- Coordinate term: lancinant
- une douleur térébrante ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (literary, figuratively) sharp
- Synonym: vif
- un cauchemar térébrant ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- un désir térébrant ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (literary, figuratively) piercing, shrill
- Synonym: perçant
- un cri térébrant ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Further reading
- “térébrant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.