French word

zébrer

Pronunciation

IPA/zebʁe/

Meaning

  • verbstripe

Example

Le peintre a zébré le mur.

The painter put stripes on the wall.

Illustration for zébrer (stripe)

More examples

La pluie a zébré le pare-brise.

The rain streaked the windshield.

Core concept

A surface covered with repeated bands like a zebra's coat.

Common phrases

  • zébrer le pare-brise

    streak the windshield

  • zébrer un vêtement

    stripe a garment

Similar words

peindre: To apply paint or coloring to cover a surface.
dessiner: To make a shape or picture using a pencil or pen.

Definition in French

Appliquer des bandes ou des rayures sur une surface, à la manière des rayures d'un zèbre.

Word origin

French zébrer is formed from zèbre with the verb ending -er, while zèbre was borrowed from Portuguese zebra.

Usage tips

  • Zébrer is transitive and takes a direct object, as in zébrer le mur, without a preposition.

Other meanings

  • streakverb

Opposites

Related words

  • zébréstripedadjective
  • zébrurestripenoun

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