were peppering
Past progressive conjugation of pepper.
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pepper
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
1. (spice)
a. le poivre (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Mateo doesn't like pepper, so don't put any on his steak.Mateo n'aime pas le poivre, alors n'en mets pas sur son steak.
2. (fruit)
a. le poivron (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
I have a package of green, red, and yellow peppers that we can use for the kebabs.J'ai un paquet de poivrons verts, rouges et jaunes qu'on pourra utiliser pour les brochettes.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
4. (to bombard)
a. mitrailler
The soldiers peppered the abandoned building with bullets during a training exercise.Au cours d'un exercise d'entraînement, les soldats ont mitraillé le bâtiment abandonné.
5. (figurative) (to scatter)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. émailler (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Emily peppered her autobiography with humorous anecdotes.Emily a émaillé son autobiographie de récits humoristiques.
Conjugations
Indicative of "pepper"
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