noun🔗ShareFléauA tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle with a shorter stick attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material."The farmer used the flail to separate the grain from the stalks. "Le fermier utilisait le fléau pour séparer le grain des tiges.agricultureutensilitemmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFléauA weapon which has the (usually spherical) striking part attached to the handle with a flexible joint such as a chain."The knight swung his flail, the spiked ball at the end of the chain whistling through the air. "Le chevalier balança son fléau, la boule cloutée au bout de la chaîne sifflant dans l'air.weaponmilitarywaritemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBattre, frapperTo beat using a flail or similar implement."The farmer used a flail to thresh the wheat. "Le fermier utilisait un fléau pour battre le blé.actionweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'agiter, se démenerTo wave or swing vigorously"The child flailed his arms in frustration as he struggled to tie his shoelaces. "L'enfant s'agitait en agitant les bras de frustration alors qu'il luttait pour attacher ses lacets.actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBattre, frapperTo thresh."The farmer flailed the wheat stalks to separate the grains from the straw. "Le fermier battait les tiges de blé pour séparer les grains de la paille.agricultureactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBattre, frapperTo move like a flail."The child, frustrated that he couldn't tie his shoelaces, began to flail his arms and legs in anger. "L'enfant, frustré de ne pas pouvoir lacer ses chaussures, a commencé à battre des bras et des jambes de colère.actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
