appliquer
French → English
verb//aplike//
(general) To apply: to put one thing onto another so it sticks or leaves a mark.
Il applique une crème hydratante après le rasage.
(English) He applies a moisturizing cream after shaving.
J'ai appliqué l'échelle contre le mur pour monter au toit.
(English) I applied the ladder against the wall to climb to the roof.
verb//aplike//
(general) To apply oneself: to focus one's attention diligently on a task.
Il s’appliquait à retourner la terre de son jardin.
(English) He was applying himself to turning the soil in his garden.
C’est un élève étourdi qui ne s’applique à rien.
(English) He is a distracted student who applies himself to nothing.
Entry ID: fr:en:appliquer · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary