récurer

/ʁe.ky.ʁe/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
récure
past
a récuré
perfect
récuré

Meaning

  1. to scour, to scrub

    • Il récure la casserole brûlée.

      He scours the burnt pot.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

frotter

Close synonyms for "to scour/scrub, to scrub/rub."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

refregar

Close — to scour, to scrub relates to scrubbing.

English

scrub

scrub is the English word for the same thing — both mean "to scour, to scrub."

Spanish

fregar

fregar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to scrub, to wash up."

Practice

1 What does récurer mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il ___ la casserole brûlée.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches récurer?

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