égrener
French → English
(religion) Tell: to count beads of a rosary one by one while praying; recite
La vieille dame égrenait son chapelet en silence dans le fond de l'église.
(English) The old lady was silently telling her rosary beads at the back of the church.
Il a l'habitude d'égrener des prières chaque soir avant de s'endormir.
(English) He is used to reciting prayers every evening before falling asleep.
(botany) Shell: to remove seeds or grains from a husk, pod, or cluster; pick
Les paysans devaient égrener les épis de maïs à la main après la récolte.
(English) The farmers had to shell the ears of corn by hand after the harvest.
L'oiseau utilise son bec pour égrener la grappe de raisin suspendue à la treille.
(English) The bird uses its beak to pick individual grapes from the cluster hanging on the vine.
(abstract) List: to state or announce a series of items one by one; rattle off
Le présentateur commence à égrener les noms des gagnants de la loterie nationale.
(English) The presenter is starting to rattle off the names of the national lottery winners.
L'horloge du village a fini d'égrener les douze coups de minuit.
(English) The village clock has finished tolling the twelve strokes of midnight.
Entry ID: fr:en:égrener · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary