moucher
French → English
(hygiene) To blow one's nose: to clear mucus from the nostrils by exhaling forcefully into a tissue.
L'enfant doit se moucher proprement avant de retourner jouer avec ses amis.
(English) The child must blow his nose properly before going back to play with his friends.
Il n'arrête pas de se moucher à cause de son rhume carabiné.
(English) He keeps blowing his nose because of his terrible cold.
(informal) To shut someone up: to silence or humiliate someone with a sharp, clever, or final retort.
Elle l'a mouché d'une seule phrase devant toute l'assemblée réunie.
(English) She put him in his place with a single sentence in front of the entire assembly.
Il s'est fait moucher par son patron après avoir fait une remarque déplacée.
(English) He got shut down by his boss after making an inappropriate remark.
Entry ID: fr:en:moucher · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary