French word

chevaucher

Pronunciation

IPA/ʃəvoʃe/

Meaning

  • verbride

Example

Ils chevauchent dans la campagne.

They are riding through the countryside.

Illustration for chevaucher (ride)

More examples

Il chevauche sur la plage au coucher du soleil.

He rides horseback on the beach at sunset.

Core concept

A rider straddling a horse or one element partly covering another.

Common phrases

  • chevaucher sur la plage

    ride horseback on the beach

  • chevaucher à la campagne

    ride horseback in the countryside

Similar words

monter: To get up onto a vehicle or a high place.

Definition in French

Mettre ou se trouver en partie sur une autre chose, de sorte que deux éléments se recouvrent ; s'emploie aussi pour monter sur le dos d'un cheval.

Word origin

Chevaucher comes from Old French chevauchier, formed from cheval and ultimately from Latin caballus, meaning 'horse'.

Usage tips

  • For overlapping items, French often uses se chevaucher, while a rider directly takes chevaucher un cheval without a preposition.

Other meanings

  • straddleverb
  • overlapverb

Opposites

Related words

  • chevauchéehorseback ridenoun

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