Polyglot Dictionary

taquiner

/ta.ki.ne/

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

Forms

present
taquine
past
a taquiné
perfect
taquiné

Meaning

  1. to tease

    • Son frère la taquine constamment.

      Her brother teases her constantly.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

necken

necken is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to tease."

Practice

1 What does taquiner mean?

2 Fill the gap: Son frère la ___ constamment.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches taquiner?

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