English–French
“harass” in French
How to say “harass” in French
“Harass” in French is harceler.
A person keeps pressing the same target with unwanted words or actions until the target has no comfortable way to escape.
Example sentences with harceler
Les adolescents peuvent harceler un camarade à l'école.
Teenagers can bully a classmate at school.
Tips for using harceler
- Harceler takes a direct object without a preposition, as in harceler Marie, while the strong accusation often calls for milder verbs such as embeter or ennuyer.