raser
French → English
(grooming) To shave: to cut hair very close to the skin, typically on the face or head, using a razor
Il doit se raser tous les matins avant de partir au bureau pour avoir l'air soigné.
(English) He must shave every morning before leaving for the office to look neat.
Le barbier a utilisé un coupe-chou pour raser de près la barbe épaisse de son client.
(English) The barber used a straight razor to closely shave his customer's thick beard.
(motion) To graze: to pass very close to something, almost touching its surface while in motion
Une hirondelle rase la surface de l’eau à la recherche d'insectes au-dessus de l'étang.
(English) A swallow grazes the surface of the water searching for insects above the pond.
Un boulet de canon lui rasa l’épaule sans toutefois le blesser gravement.
(English) A cannonball grazed his shoulder without however injuring him seriously.
(informal) To bore: to weary or annoy someone with long, repetitive, or uninteresting talk
Ce collègue me rase avec ses histoires interminables sur ses dernières vacances au ski.
(English) That colleague bores me with his endless stories about his last ski vacation.
Dès qu'il commence à parler de politique, il finit par raser tous les invités de la soirée.
(English) As soon as he starts talking about politics, he ends up boring all the guests at the party.
Entry ID: fr:en:raser · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary