écorcher — meaning in English
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English meaning
- flay verb To strip the skin from a body.
- graze verb To eat growing grass, or to let animals feed on pasture.
- mispronounce verb To pronounce (a word, phrase, etc.) incorrectly.
- skin noun The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.
Senses
écorcher is used for these senses in English:
- flay To strip the skin off; to skin.
- graze (transitive) To cause a slight wound to; to scratch.
- mispronounce (transitive) To pronounce (a word, phrase, etc.) incorrectly.
- skin (transitive) To injure the skin of.
flay — full definition
- verb To strip the skin from a body.
- verb To criticize someone harshly and mercilessly.
graze — full definition
- verb To eat growing grass, or to let animals feed on pasture.
- verb To touch or rub something lightly while passing it, sometimes scraping the skin.
- noun A minor scrape or scratch on the skin.