English–French

“petal removal” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/efœjaʒ/

Example

Avant d'offrir les fleurs, elle a procédé à l'effeuillage.

Before presenting the flowers, she removed their petals.

Illustration for effeuillage (petal removal)

How to say “petal removal” in French

“Petal removal” in French is effeuillage.

A flower losing its petals one by one, with the same gradual removal applied to clothing in a performance.

Full entry for effeuillage: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with effeuillage

Ils ont fait un effeuillage de fleurs pour s'amuser.

They plucked petals from flowers for fun.

Tips for using effeuillage

  • Effeuillage is masculine, so the standard article is un effeuillage.

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