engrener

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Verb

engrener

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to fill with grain
    engrener la trémie d’un moulinto 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
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to set in motion; to start; to begin
    engrener une affaireto begin an affair/undertaking
    il a bien engrené, il réussira
    he started on the right foot, so he'll make it
  3. (transitive) to engage or mesh (come into gear with)
  4. (intransitive) to be caught on a slippery slope
  5. (transitive, dated) (of poultry) to fatten by feeding grain
  6. (transitive, agriculture, obsolete) to thresh

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