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French
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Verb
engrener
- (transitive, intransitive) to fill with grain
- engrener la trémie d’un moulin ― to fill the hopper of a windmill with grain
puisqu’il a engrené, c’est à lui à moudre- now that it's been filled with grain, it's up to him to grind it
- (transitive, intransitive) to set in motion; to start; to begin
- engrener une affaire ― to begin an affair/undertaking
il a bien engrené, il réussira- he started on the right foot, so he'll make it
- (transitive) to engage or mesh (come into gear with)
- (intransitive) to be caught on a slippery slope
- (transitive, dated) (of poultry) to fatten by feeding grain
- (transitive, agriculture, obsolete) to thresh
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