émailler
French → English
(speech) To pepper: to insert specific words, quotes, or details throughout a text or talk
Il aime émailler ses discours de citations latines pour paraître érudit.
(English) He likes to pepper his speeches with Latin quotes to appear scholarly.
L'auteur a choisi d'émailler son récit de nombreuses anecdotes personnelles.
(English) The author chose to pepper his story with many personal anecdotes.
(general) To punctuate: to occur at intervals throughout an event or period
La manifestation a été émaillée de quelques actes de violence isolés.
(English) The protest was punctuated by a few isolated acts of violence.
Les prairies alpines sont émaillées de fleurs sauvages aux couleurs vives.
(English) The Alpine meadows are dotted with brightly colored wildflowers.
Entry ID: fr:en:émailler · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary