cribler
French → English
(damage) To riddle: to pierce something with many holes, often from bullets or arrows.
Les murailles du vieux château sont criblées de trous, souvenirs des anciens combats à l'arc.
(English) The old castle walls are riddled with holes, memories of ancient archery battles.
Il a été contraint de rebrousser chemin car il risquait d'être criblé de flèches empoisonnées.
(English) He was forced to turn back because he risked being riddled with poisoned arrows.
(metaphor) To overwhelm: to shower or saturate someone with a large number of debts or questions.
Criblé de dettes, il a été obligé d'hypothéquer la terre de ses ancêtres pour survivre.
(English) Riddled with debt, he was forced to mortgage his ancestors' land to survive.
La jeune fille a criblé son grand frère de questions curieuses sur son voyage en Afrique.
(English) The young girl overwhelmed her big brother with curious questions about his trip to Africa.
Entry ID: fr:en:cribler · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary