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effleurer
01
to brush, to graze, to skim
toucher légèrement quelque chose, sans appuyer, de manière délicate ou superficielle
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Regular
Auxiliary verb
avoir
Present participle
effleurant
Past participle
effleuré
Examples
Il a effleuré la surface de l'eau du bout des doigts.
He brushed the surface of the water with his fingertips.
