cueillir
French → English
verb//kœ.jiʁ//
(botany) To pick: to detach flowers, fruits, or vegetables from their stems
Les enfants adorent cueillir des fraises sauvages dans la forêt.
(English) The children love picking wild strawberries in the forest.
Elle est allée cueillir un bouquet de fleurs pour sa mère.
(English) She went to pick a bouquet of flowers for her mother.
verb//kœ.jiʁ//
(informal) To nab: to catch or arrest someone, often by surprise
La police a cueilli le cambrioleur juste à sa sortie de la maison.
(English) The police nabbed the burglar just as he was leaving the house.
Le boxeur a cueilli son adversaire avec un crochet du gauche inattendu.
(English) The boxer caught his opponent with an unexpected left hook.
Entry ID: fr:en:cueillir · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary