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deflowering

/dɪˈflaʊərɪŋ/

/dɪˈflaʊɚɪŋ/

Translations

defloweringnoun

deflowerings

défloration

Many coming-of-age stories center on the deflowering of the protagonist.

De nombreux récits d’initiation sont centrés sur la défloration du protagoniste.

Additional translations

défloraisonSurtout en botanique, pour l’enlèvement des fleurs.

Synonyms

loss of virginity

defloration

devirginization

defloweringgerund / present participle

/dɪˈflaʊərɪŋ/

Used attributively to modify nouns, typically in phrases like "deflowering ritual" or "deflowering process".

Additional translations

défloratoireRare; employé pour exprimer le caractère lié à la défloration.

Synonyms

deflowerverb

deflowering

Gerund

deflowered

Past Simple

deflowered

Past Participle

deflowering

Gerund

/dɪˈflaʊə/

/dɪˈflaʊɚ/

déflorerSens courant et soutenu ; s’emploie au sens littéral et figuré.

He boasted that he had deflowered her during the summer holiday.

Il se vantait de l’avoir déflorée pendant les vacances d’été.

Additional translations

déflorerSens archaïque : enlever les fleurs d’une plante ou d’un lieu.

Synonyms

Definitions

defloweringnoun

The act of depriving a person of their virginity; the loss of virginity.

Many coming-of-age stories center on the deflowering of the protagonist.

The act of removing the flowers from a plant.

The gardener was busy with the deflowering of the rose bushes to encourage new growth.

defloweringgerund / present participle

Relating to or involved in deflowering, either of virginity or of actual flowers.

The villagers prepared the deflowering ceremony for the new bride.

deflowerverb

To have sexual intercourse with (someone) for the first time, thereby depriving them of virginity.

He boasted that he had deflowered her during the summer holiday.

To take away the beauty, freshness, or innocence of something.

The construction of the new highway deflowered the once pristine landscape.

(archaic) To remove the flowers from (a plant, area, etc.); to strip of blossoms.

The children deflowered the garden, leaving the shrubs bare.