verb🔗ShareClôturer, entourerTo enclose, contain or separate by building fence."The farmer fenced in the field to keep his sheep from wandering away. "L'agriculteur a clôturé le champ pour empêcher ses moutons de s'éloigner.propertybuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDéfendre, protégerTo defend or guard."The guards were fencing the school grounds to prevent unauthorized entry. "Les gardes défendaient l'enceinte de l'école pour empêcher toute entrée non autorisée.sportmilitaryactionweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRecelerTo engage in the selling or buying of stolen goods."The student was suspected of fencing stolen textbooks to fund his expensive hobbies. "L'étudiant était soupçonné de receler des manuels scolaires volés pour financer ses passe-temps coûteux.policebusinesseconomylawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEscrimeTo engage in the sport of fencing."My sister enjoys fencing at the sports club every Saturday. "Ma sœur fait de l'escrime au club de sport tous les samedis.sportentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFranchir une clôtureTo jump over a fence."The dog kept fencing over the short fence to get into the neighbor's yard. "Le chien franchissait sans cesse la petite clôture pour entrer dans le jardin du voisin.sportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEsquiver, botter en toucheTo conceal the truth by giving equivocal answers; to hedge; to be evasive."To avoid telling his parents the truth about his poor grades, he fenced with vague comments about "busy weeks" and "challenging coursework." "Pour éviter de dire la vérité à ses parents au sujet de ses mauvaises notes, il a botté en touche avec des commentaires vagues sur les « semaines chargées » et les « cours difficiles ».communicationlanguagecharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEscrimeThe art or sport of duelling with swords, especially with the 17th- to 18th-century European dueling swords and the practice weapons descended from them (sport fencing)"My brother enjoys fencing in his free time; he practices with foil every week. "Mon frère aime l'escrime pendant son temps libre ; il s'entraîne à l'épée chaque semaine.sportweaponentertainmentgameactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareClôture, barrièresMaterial used to make fences, fences used as barriers or an enclosure."Fencing was erected around the field to keep the horses in."Une clôture a été érigée autour du champ pour garder les chevaux à l'intérieur.materialpropertyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading