verb🔗ShareTirer, traînerTo pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty."The tired dog was dragging its leash behind its owner as they walked home. "Le chien fatigué traînait sa laisse derrière son maître alors qu'ils rentraient à la maison.actionphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTraîner, tirer péniblementTo move onward heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly."Time seems to drag when you’re waiting for a bus."Le temps semble traîner quand on attend un bus.actionprocesswayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTraîner, hésiterTo act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant."He was dragging his feet as he walked to school because he didn't want to take the math test. "Il traînait les pieds en allant à l'école parce qu'il ne voulait pas faire le contrôle de maths.attitudeactioncharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTraîner, tirerTo draw along (something burdensome); hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty."After a long day at work, she was dragging her feet as she walked home, feeling exhausted. "Après une longue journée de travail, elle traînait les pieds en rentrant chez elle, se sentant épuisée.sufferingactionconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFreiner, entraverTo serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back."His constant complaining was dragging the team down and preventing us from finishing the project on time. "Ses plaintes constantes freinaient l'équipe et nous empêchaient de terminer le projet à temps.actionworkprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire glisserTo move (an item) on the computer display by means of a mouse or other input device."Drag the file into the window to open it."Faites glisser le fichier dans la fenêtre pour l'ouvrir.computingtechnologyinternetmachinedevicetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFrotter, racler(chiefly of a vehicle) To unintentionally rub or scrape on a surface."The car was so low to the ground that its muffler was dragging on a speed bump."La voiture était si basse que son pot d'échappement raclait un dos d'âne.vehicleactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareManquer, raterTo hit or kick off target."The soccer player was aiming for the goal, but he was tired and ended up dragging the shot wide. "Le joueur de football visait le but, mais il était fatigué et a raté le tir.actionsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePêcher au chalutTo fish with a dragnet."The fishing boat was dragging the net along the seabed, hoping to catch shrimp. "Le bateau de pêche pêchait au chalut le long des fonds marins, espérant attraper des crevettes.fishnauticalsportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFouiller, draguerTo search for something, as a lost object or body, by dragging something along the bottom of a body of water."The police were dragging the river to find the missing car. "La police draguait la rivière pour retrouver la voiture disparue.actionnauticalpoliceoceanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHerserTo break (land) by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow."The farmer is dragging the field to prepare it for planting seeds. "L'agriculteur herse le champ pour le préparer à planter des graines.agricultureactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFouiller, ratisserTo search exhaustively, as if with a dragnet."The police are dragging the river for any sign of the missing boat. "La police fouille la rivière à la recherche du moindre signe du bateau disparu.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDénigrer, critiquer, taclerTo roast, say negative things about, or call attention to the flaws of (someone).""Instead of offering constructive criticism, he spent the entire meeting dragging his coworker's presentation." "Au lieu de proposer des critiques constructives, il a passé toute la réunion à dénigrer la présentation de son collègue.languagecommunicationentertainmentwordattitudeactionnegativestylehumaninternetsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe produire en tant que drag queen ou drag kingTo perform as a drag queen or drag king."Last night, Alex was dragging at the local bar, dressed as a glamorous diva. "Hier soir, Alex se produisait au bar du coin, habillé en diva glamour.entertainmentstylecultureartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe traînement, le fait de traînerAn instance of something being dragged."The heavy dragging of the suitcase across the cobblestones woke the neighbors. "Le traînement lourd de la valise sur les pavés a réveillé les voisins.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
