French Conversation · Level 193
14 words
French word
fouler
Pronunciation
IPA/fule/
Meaning
- verbsprain
Example
En jouant au foot, je me suis foulé la cheville.
While playing soccer, I sprained my ankle.
More examples
Elle s'est foulé le poignet en tombant.
She sprained her wrist when she fell.
Core concept
A foot pressing hard enough to compress what it meets and sometimes twist a joint.
Common phrases
se fouler la cheville
sprain one's ankle
se fouler le poignet
sprain one's wrist
Similar words
se tordre: To become twisted at a joint.
se faire mal: To hurt a body part in a fall or collision.
se blesser: To suffer an injury from a cut or blow.
se casser: To break a bone or another part of the body.
Definition in French
Poser le pied avec force ou exercer une pression en marchant ; au réfléchi (se fouler), blesser une articulation par torsion, souvent la cheville.
Word origin
French fouler comes through Old French from Latin fullare, a verb for pressing or treading cloth during fulling.
Usage tips
- In se fouler la cheville, the body part normally has a definite article rather than a possessive adjective.
Other meanings
- tread onverb
- trampleverb
- pressverb
Opposites
- guérirhealverb
Related words
- fouluresprainnoun
- foulementsprainingnoun
- foulésprainedadjective