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thresh

/θrɛʃ/

Translations

threshverb

threshed

Past Simple

threshed

Past Participle

threshing

Gerund

/θrɛʃ/

battreEn agriculture, pour séparer le grain de l’épi ou de la paille.

Farmers used to thresh the wheat by hand before the invention of modern machinery.

Autrefois, les agriculteurs battaient le blé à la main avant l’invention des machines modernes.

Additional translations

frapperSens rare ou littéraire : frapper à plusieurs reprises, asséner des coups.

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threshverb

To separate grain from a plant, typically by beating or using a machine.

Farmers used to thresh the wheat by hand before the invention of modern machinery.

To beat or strike repeatedly.

The boxer threshed his opponent with a series of rapid punches.

To discuss or examine a subject or problem thoroughly in order to resolve it; often used in the phrase "thresh out".

The committee threshed out the issues in a long meeting before reaching a consensus.