enserrer
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enserrer
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
1. (to delimit)
2. (literary) (to wrap tightly)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., once upon a time).
b. to hug
Ma mère nous a enserrés pendant plusieurs minutes.My mother hugged us for several minutes.
c. to fit tightly around (clothing)
Je me sens oppressée par cette robe qui enserre ma taille.I feel oppressed by this dress fitting tightly around my waist.
3. (figurative) (literary) (to deprive of freedom or escape)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., once upon a time).
a. to suffocate
Éloïse avait la sensation que son rôle de mère l'enserrait.Éloïse felt as though her role as a mother was suffocating her.
b. to weigh heavily on
Ce dilemme enserrait Olivier. Il ne savait pas quelle décision prendre.This dilemma was weighing heavily on Olivier. He didn't know what decision to make.
a. to put in a greenhouse
Enserre tes pieds de tomates pour les protéger du gel.Put your tomato plants in a greenhouse to protect them from freezing.
b. to put in a glasshouse (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
Le jardinier a décidé d'enserrer les plantes les plus sensibles avant l'hiver.The gardener decided to put the most sensitive plants in a glasshouse before winter.
Conjugations
Indicative of "enserrer"
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Collins French Verb Conjugation Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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