verb🔗ShareMettre en rack, suspendreTo place in or hang on a rack."He is racking the pool balls after the game. "Il met les boules de billard sur le râtelier après le jeu.actionutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTorturer, supplicierTo torture (someone) on the rack."The guards were racking the prisoner, demanding he reveal the location of the stolen jewels. "Les gardes torturaient le prisonnier, exigeant qu'il révèle l'emplacement des bijoux volés.sufferinginhumanactionwarlawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCauser de la douleur à To cause (someone) to suffer pain."The flu was racking her body with chills and aches. "La grippe lui causait des douleurs avec des frissons et des courbatures.sufferingsensationbodymindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTendre, forcer, tourmenterTo stretch or strain; to harass, or oppress by extortion."The loan shark was racking his clients with impossibly high interest rates, leaving them unable to repay their debts. "L'usurier tourmentait ses clients avec des taux d'intérêt impossibles, les laissant dans l'incapacité de rembourser leurs dettes.actionbusinesslawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePlacer les boules dans le triangle et les positionner sur la tableTo put the balls into the triangular rack and set them in place on the table."He was careful racking the pool balls before the game started. "Il a fait attention à placer les boules de billard avant le début du jeu.sportgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFrapper un homme aux testiculesTo strike a male in the testicles."The bully racked the younger student, causing him to cry out in pain. "L'intimidateur a frappé le jeune élève aux testicules, ce qui l'a fait crier de douleur.bodyactionsexanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareChambrerTo (manually) load (a round of ammunition) from the magazine or belt into firing position in an automatic or semiautomatic firearm."The soldier was careful when racking the slide of his rifle, ensuring a bullet was ready to fire. "Le soldat était prudent lorsqu'il chambrait la culasse de son fusil, s'assurant qu'une balle était prête à être tirée.militaryweaponmachinetechnicalactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareActionner la glissière d'un fusil à pompe pour chambrer la prochaine cartoucheTo move the slide bar on a shotgun in order to chamber the next round."He was careful while racking the shotgun, making sure the next shell was loaded. "Il était prudent en actionnant la glissière du fusil à pompe, s'assurant que la prochaine cartouche était chambrée.weaponmilitarymachineactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLaver sur un râtelierTo wash (metals, ore, etc.) on a rack."The miner is racking the gold-bearing gravel to separate the gold from the waste. "Le mineur lave le gravier aurifère sur un râtelier pour séparer l'or des déchets.materialprocessindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLier ensemble, amarrerTo bind together, as two ropes, with cross turns of yarn, marline, etc."The sailor was carefully racking the two frayed ends of the rope together to make a stronger connection. "Le marin liait soigneusement les deux extrémités effilochées de la corde pour créer une connexion plus solide.nauticalsailingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCisailler, déformer(structural engineering) Tending to shear a structure (that is, force it to move in different directions at different points)."Post-and-lintel construction racks easily."La construction poteau-et-linteau se cisaillent facilement.structurebuildingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉtirer les articulations d'une personneTo stretch a person's joints."The physical therapist was racking my shoulder joint to improve its range of motion. "Le physiothérapeute étirait mon articulation de l'épaule pour améliorer son amplitude de mouvement.bodymedicinephysiologyanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire avancer, se précipiter, aller viteTo drive; move; go forward rapidly; stir"The dog, excited for his walk, was racking towards the door when he saw his leash. "Le chien, excité à l'idée de sa promenade, se précipita vers la porte quand il vit sa laisse.actionenergyvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareErrer, flotterTo fly, as vapour or broken clouds"The wind picked up, and soon we saw the wisps of fog racking across the field, disappearing almost as quickly as they appeared. "Le vent s'est levé, et bientôt nous avons vu les volutes de brouillard errer à travers le champ, disparaissant presque aussi vite qu'elles étaient apparues.weathernatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareClarifier, soutirerTo clarify, and thereby deter further fermentation of, beer, wine or cider by draining or siphoning it from the dregs."The homebrewer is carefully racking the beer from the fermentation bucket to a new container, leaving the sediment behind. "Le brasseur amateur soutire soigneusement la bière du seau de fermentation vers un nouveau récipient, laissant les sédiments derrière.drinkfoodagriculturescienceprocessindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAller l'amble(of a horse) To amble fast, causing a rocking or swaying motion of the body; to pace."The show horse was racking gracefully around the arena, its gait smooth and rhythmic. "Le cheval de spectacle allait l'amble gracieusement autour de l'arène, son allure était souple et rythmée.animalvehiclesportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePose verticale de bardeaux d'asphalte(roofing) A method of asphalt shingle application, whereby shingle courses are applied vertically, up the roof rather than laterally across and up.""The roofing contractor advised against racking, suggesting a more traditional method for laying the asphalt shingles on our house." "L'entrepreneur en toiture a déconseillé la pose verticale, suggérant une méthode plus traditionnelle pour la pose des bardeaux d'asphalte sur notre maison.architecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFiléSpun yarn used in racking ropes"The sailor used the racking to secure the thick ropes of the ship's rigging. "Le marin utilisa le filé pour fixer les grosses cordes du gréement du navire.nauticalmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe soutirageThe process of clarifying, and thereby deterring further fermentation of, beer, wine or cider by draining or siphoning it from the dregs."After fermentation, racking is crucial to remove the sediment from the homemade cider, leaving it clear and ready to drink. "Après la fermentation, le soutirage est crucial pour éliminer les sédiments du cidre fait maison, le laissant clair et prêt à être bu.drinkprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
