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rummage

/ˈrʌmɪdʒ/

rummage around

rummagenoun

rummages

/ˈrʌmɪdʒ/

Translations

fouille

She had a quick rummage through her bag to find her keys.

Elle a fait une rapide fouille dans son sac pour trouver ses clés.

bric-à-brac

The attic was full of old rummage that hadn't been sorted in years.

Le grenier était rempli de vieux bric-à-brac qui n’avait pas été trié depuis des années.

Additional translations

bazarFamilier.

Definitions

A thorough search among a collection of items, often in a disorganized manner.

She had a quick rummage through her bag to find her keys.

A miscellaneous collection of items, often in a disorganized state.

The attic was full of old rummage that hadn't been sorted in years.

Synonyms

rummageverb

rummaged

Past Simple

rummaged

Past Participle

rummaging

ing-form

/ˈrʌm.ɪdʒ/

Translations

fouiller

She rummaged through her bag to find her keys.

Elle a fouillé dans son sac pour trouver ses clés.

Additional translations

farfouillerFamilier.

Definitions

To search unsystematically and untidily through a mass or receptacle.

She rummaged through her bag to find her keys.

Synonyms

rummagegerund / present participle

Definitions

Engaged in searching through something untidily or unsystematically.

The rummaging stranger scattered the contents of the drawer across the floor.

rummageadjective

/ˈrʌm.ɪdʒ/

Used attributively, chiefly in the compound 'rummage sale'.

Translations

de bric-à-bracDans l’expression « rummage sale ».

They found a vintage lamp at a local rummage sale.

Ils ont trouvé une lampe vintage dans une vente de bric-à-brac locale.

Additional translations

d'occasionDans l’expression « rummage sale ».

Definitions

Relating to or denoting a sale of miscellaneous second-hand or unwanted items.

They found a vintage lamp at a local rummage sale.