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essorer

French → English

verb//e.sɔ.ʁe//

(Action) To wring out or remove excess water from fabric using force or a machine; to spin dry

Il faut bien essorer la serpillère avant de laver le parquet du salon.

(English) You must wring out the mop well before washing the living room floor.

La machine à laver commence à essorer le linge à une vitesse de mille tours par minute.

(English) The washing machine is starting to spin dry the clothes at a speed of a thousand rotations per minute.

verb//e.sɔ.ʁe//

(Figurative/Vulgar) To drain someone of their energy, money, or resources; to bleed dry

Ces journées de travail de douze heures finissent par complètement m'essorer.

(English) These twelve-hour workdays end up completely draining me.

Le casino a essoré les flambeurs qui ont tout perdu en une seule nuit.

(English) The casino bled dry the high rollers who lost everything in a single night.

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