exaspérer — meaning in English
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English meaning
- exasperate verb To tax the patience of; irk, frustrate, vex, provoke, annoy; to make angry.
- gall noun Bold, brazen nerve; shameless audacity.
Senses
exaspérer is used for these senses in English:
- exasperate (transitive) To tax the patience of; irk, frustrate, vex, provoke, annoy; to make angry.
- gall (ergative) To chafe, to rub or subject to friction; to create a sore on the skin.
- make someone's blood boil (idiomatic) To cause a person to feel angry or very annoyed, especially in situation in which one cannot fully display that feeling to others.
gall — full definition
- noun Bold, brazen nerve; shameless audacity.
- verb To irritate or annoy someone deeply.
- noun Bile, the bitter fluid produced by the liver.
- noun A sore patch on the skin caused by rubbing or chafing.
- noun A lump or growth on a plant, often caused by an insect laying eggs inside it.