traîner

Definitions of traîner
  1. verb
    to lag or linger behind
    synonyms: atermoyer, demeurer en arrière
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    rester en arrière, se faire distancer, être à la traîne
    hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
  2. verb
    draw slowly or heavily
    synonyms: voiturer
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    tirer
    cause to move by pulling
  3. verb
    pull, as against a resistance
    synonyms: tirer
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    tirer
    drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground
    remorquer
    drag behind
    type of:
    tirer
    cause to move by pulling
  4. verb
    move by pulling hard
    synonyms: tirer
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    bouger, déplacer
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  5. verb
    drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground
    synonyms: tirer
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    type of:
    tirer
    pull, as against a resistance
  6. verb
    bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition
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    altérer, changer, modifier, qualifier
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  7. verb
    take one's time; proceed slowly
    synonyms: s'attarder, tarder
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    antonyms:
    aller à une vitesse folle, courir, foncer, se hâter
    move fast
    type of:
    bouger, changer de position
    move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
  8. verb
    be around; be alive or active
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    exister, être
    have an existence, be extant
  9. verb
    walk or tramp about
    synonyms: se balader
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    marcher, marcher à pied, se promener
    use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
  10. verb
    waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
    synonyms: flemmarder, paresser, traînasser
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    dépenser
    pay out
  11. verb
    leave slowly and hesitantly
    synonyms: s'attarder, tarder
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    filer, partir, quitter, s'en aller
    go away from a place
  12. verb
    be about
    synonyms: atermoyer, flâner
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    type of:
    être
    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
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