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démener

French → English

verb//se de.mə.ne//

(reflexive) To move violently; to struggle or exert oneself with great effort

Il se démène pour finir son travail avant la date limite.

(English) He is exerting himself to finish his work before the deadline.

L'animal capturé se démène frénétiquement pour s'échapper du filet.

(English) The captured animal struggles frantically to escape the net.

Entry ID: fr:en:démener · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary