trawl in French
trawl in French is chaluter, passer au peigne fin — trawl means a large net dragged behind a boat to catch fish.
trawl in French
chaluter
(ambitransitive) To take (fish or other marine animals) with a trawl.
passer au peigne fin
(intransitive) To make an exhaustive search for something within a defined area.
What does "trawl" mean?
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noun A large net dragged behind a boat to catch fish.
"The crew hauled in the trawl full of cod."
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verb To fish by dragging a net through the water.
"The boats trawl for shrimp off the coast."
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verb To search thoroughly through a large amount of material.
"She trawled through years of old emails looking for the contract."
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trawl in a sentence
- The crew hauled in the trawl full of cod.
- The boats trawl for shrimp off the coast.
- She trawled through years of old emails looking for the contract.
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What is "trawl" in French?
"trawl" in French is chaluter, passer au peigne fin. trawl means: A large net dragged behind a boat to catch fish.
How do you use "trawl" in a sentence?
Example: "The crew hauled in the trawl full of cod." In French, "trawl" is chaluter, passer au peigne fin.
Are there other ways to say "trawl" in French?
Yes — French has 2 translations listed for "trawl": chaluter, passer au peigne fin.
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