déraper

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French dialectal déraper (to tear at), from Occitan derapar, derrabar (to tear, uproot), from de- + rapar (to seize, remove), from Gothic *𐍂𐌰𐍀𐍉𐌽 (*rapōn, to snatch, steal), from Proto-Germanic *hrapōną, *hrēpōną (to scratch, touch, pluck out, snatch), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreb(h)-, *(s)kerb(h)- (to turn, bend, shrink), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (to turn, bend). Cognate with Old English hreppan (to touch, treat), Old Norse hreppa (to touch, grasp, receive). More at raffle.

Pronunciation

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Verb

déraper

  1. to skid, to slide
  2. (of an anchor) to drag
  3. (figurative) to get out of hand, to get out of control

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Descendants

  • Catalan: derrapar
  • Galician: derrapar
  • Italian: derapare
  • Portuguese: derrapar
  • Spanish: derrapar

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