verb🔗ShareFouiller, pillerTo quickly search through many items (such as papers, the contents of a drawer, a pile of clothing). (See also rifflehttp//verbmall.blogspot.com/2008/05/riffle-or-rifle.html)"She made a mess when she rifled through the stack of papers, looking for the title document."Elle a fait un désordre en fouillant dans la pile de papiers, à la recherche du titre de propriété.actionitemprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePiller, cambriolerTo commit robbery or theft."The burglars rifled the house, taking jewelry and electronics. "Les cambrioleurs ont pillé la maison, emportant bijoux et appareils électroniques.propertypoliceactionlawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFouiller, pillerTo search with intent to steal; to ransack, pillage or plunder."The thieves rifled the classroom, stealing all the valuable electronics. "Les voleurs ont fouillé la salle de classe, volant tous les appareils électroniques de valeur.propertypoliceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePiller, dévaliserTo strip of goods; to rob; to pillage."The thief rifled the cash register, taking all the money inside. "Le voleur a pillé la caisse enregistreuse, emportant tout l'argent qu'elle contenait.propertypoliceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSaisir, volerTo seize and bear away by force; to snatch away; to carry off."The bully rifled the smaller child's lunch bag and ran off with his sandwich. "Le tyran a saisi le sac à lunch du petit enfant et s'est enfui avec son sandwich.propertyactionpolicemilitarywarlawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRayer le canonTo add a spiral groove to a gun bore to make a fired bullet spin in flight in order to improve range and accuracy."The gunsmith carefully rifled the barrel of the new hunting rifle. "L'armurier a soigneusement rayé le canon de la nouvelle carabine de chasse.weapontechnicalmilitarymachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire voyager (un projectile) dans une trajectoire balistique plateTo cause (a projectile, as a rifle bullet) to travel in a flat ballistic trajectory."The high-powered rifle rifled the bullet, sending it straight and true towards the target. "Le fusil de haute puissance a fait voyager la balle, l'envoyant droit et précis vers la cible.militaryweapontechnologyphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTirer, faire feuTo move in a flat ballistic trajectory (as a rifle bullet)."The bullet rifled through the air, hitting the target dead center. "La balle a traversé les airs, atteignant la cible en plein centre.militaryweaponactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMettre en loterie, tirer au sortTo dispose of in a raffle."The school rifled a new bicycle to raise money for the field trip. "L'école a mis en loterie un nouveau vélo pour collecter des fonds pour le voyage scolaire.entertainmentgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareParticiper à une tombolaTo engage in a raffle."The school rifled off a new laptop to raise money for the sports team. "L'école a organisé une tombola pour un nouvel ordinateur portable afin de collecter des fonds pour l'équipe sportive.entertainmentgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareRayéHaving a spiral on the interior of a gun bore to make a fired bullet spin in flight to improve range and accuracy."The hunter preferred his rifled barrel because it provided significantly better accuracy when shooting at distant targets. "Le chasseur préférait son canon rayé car il offrait une précision significativement meilleure lorsqu'il tirait sur des cibles distantes.weaponmilitarytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading