French Conversation · Level 104
60 words
French word
égrener
Pronunciation
IPA/egʁəne/
Meaning
- verblist
Example
Il égrène les raisons de son choix.
He lists the reasons for his choice.
More examples
Au téléphone, il égrène des numéros pour donner ses coordonnées.
On the phone, he recites numbers one by one to give his contact information.
Core concept
A hand releases beads from a string one by one, each bead becoming a separate point.
Common phrases
égrener des numéros
recite numbers one by one
égrener une liste
go through a list item by item
Similar words
énumérer: To enumerate items in an ordered series.
lister: To present items in list form.
nommer: To name people, things, or items one by one.
Definition in French
Présenter ou dérouler une suite d'éléments un par un, pour les nommer ou les expliquer.
Word origin
French égrener comes from Old French esgrener, built on grain from Latin granum, and developed from handling grains one by one to presenting points one by one.
Usage tips
- In modern French, égrener les raisons or les étapes is literary or formal, while énumérer is the neutral everyday choice.