verb🔗ShareTromper, duperTo trick, fool or outwit (someone) by cunning or ingenuity."The student tried foxing the teacher by pretending to be sick so he wouldn't have to take the test. "L'élève a essayé de duper le professeur en faisant semblant d'être malade pour ne pas avoir à faire le test.actioncharacterattitudecommunicationmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDéconcerter, embrouillerTo confuse or baffle (someone)."This crossword puzzle has completely foxed me."Ce mots croisés m'a complètement déconcerté.mindhumancharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAgir sournoisement, ruserTo act slyly or craftily."The student was foxing, pretending to be sick to avoid taking the test. "L'étudiant rusait, faisant semblant d'être malade pour éviter de passer le test.characteractionattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire des taches de rousseur au papierTo discolour paper. Fox marks are spots on paper caused by humidity. (See foxing.)"The pages of the book show distinct foxing."Les pages du livre présentent des taches de rousseur distinctes.materialappearanceconditionstationerychemistryartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire aigrirTo make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment."The brewer worried that leaving the beer in the warm cellar too long would fox it, making it undrinkably sour. "Le brasseur craignait que laisser la bière trop longtemps dans la cave chaude ne la fasse aigrir, la rendant imbuvablement aigre.fooddrinkchemistryprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTourner, aigrirTo turn sour; said of beer, etc., when it sours in fermenting."The homebrew started foxing in the summer heat, turning vinegary and undrinkable. "La bière maison a commencé à tourner avec la chaleur estivale, devenant vinaigrée et imbuvable.drinkfoodchemistryscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnivrer, soûlerTo intoxicate; to stupefy with drink."The strong wine was foxing him, and he started to slur his words. "Le vin fort l'enivrait, et il a commencé à bafouiller.drinksensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRéparer (des bottes) avec du nouveau cuir supérieur avant, ou raccommoder les parties avant supérieures.To repair (boots) with new front upper leather, or to piece the upper fronts of."The cobbler is foxing my old work boots so I can get a few more months of wear out of them. "Le cordonnier répare mes vieilles bottes de travail pour que je puisse les porter encore quelques mois.wearjobtechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRousseurs, taches brunesThe discolouration of printed material with brown marks."The old book showed its age with foxing along the edges of the pages. "Le vieux livre montrait son âge avec des rousseurs le long des bords des pages.appearancematerialmarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTrépointeA band of material joining the upper of a shoe to the sole."The foxing on my old canvas sneakers is starting to peel away from the sole. "La trépointe de mes vieilles baskets en toile commence à se décoller de la semelle.materialwearpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
