tarauder

French

Etymology

From taraud +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ta.ʁo.de/
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Verb

tarauder

  1. (technology) to tap (a nut); to thread (a screw)
  2. (of an insect) to bore into
  3. (figurative) to pierce (with pain, remorse etc.)
    • 2015 January, Virginie Despentes, Vernon Subutex, volume 1, Éditions Grasset, →ISBN, page 32:
      Une question bassement pragmatique taraude Vernon : qui va payer son loyer ?
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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