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French
Etymology 1
From Middle English dragge, from Old English dragan (“to draw, drag”).
Noun
drague f (plural dragues)
- a dredge (a dredging machine)
- (fishing) a dragnet
Etymology 2
Deverbal from draguer.
Noun
drague f (plural dragues)
- (colloquial) pickup, seduction
Usage notes
Mainly used in the singular, with a definite article (la drague).
"A pickup" (an attempt at picking someone up) is usually translated as "une tentative de drague", not "une drague".
Etymology 3
Verb
drague
- inflection of draguer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
Norman
Etymology
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Noun
drague f (plural dragues)
- (Jersey, nautical) dredge net
Portuguese
Verb
drague
- inflection of dragar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Spanish
Verb
drague
- inflection of dragar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative