French word

poignarder

Pronunciation

IPA/pwaɲaʁde/

Meaning

  • verbstab

Example

Le voleur a essayé de me poignarder.

The thief tried to stab me.

Illustration for poignarder (stab)

More examples

Le suspect a avoué vouloir poignarder sa victime.

The suspect confessed to wanting to stab his victim.

Core concept

A pointed weapon drives into someone, or a sudden betrayal strikes with the same sharp force.

Common phrases

  • essayer de poignarder quelqu'un

    try to stab someone

  • poignarder quelqu'un

    stab someone

Similar words

blesser: To inflict an injury or cause physical pain.
frapper: To hit someone or something with the hand or an object.
couper: To make a cut in the body or an object with a sharp blade.
transpercer: To thrust through a body or object from one side to the other.

Definition in French

Perforer ou planter une arme pointue dans quelqu'un; s'employer aussi au sens figuré pour désigner une trahison soudaine.

Word origin

French forms the verb poignarder by adding the verb ending -er to the noun poignard, meaning a dagger.

Usage tips

  • Poignarder takes a direct object, as in poignarder quelqu'un, without a preposition before the person attacked.

Related words

  • poignarddaggernoun
  • poignardéstabbedadjective

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