gauler

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French gauler (to knock down with a pole), from Old French gauler, wauller (to fight with a pole), from gaule, waulle (long pole, rod), from Frankish *walu (stick), from Proto-Germanic *waluz (stick, root), from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (to turn, wind, roll). By surface analysis, gaule +‎ -er. More at gaule.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡo.le/
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Verb

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gauler

  1. (transitive) to beat, beat down (with a pole)
  2. (transitive, colloquial) to catch
    Synonyms: attraper, prendre
    • 2015 January, Virginie Despentes, Vernon Subutex, volume 1, Éditions Grasset, →ISBN, page 16; republished as Frank Wynne, transl., 2018:
      Séverine serrait les dents. Vernon s’était fait gauler bêtement — et il avait été surpris qu’elle ne le quitte pas immédiatement.
      Séverine gritted her teeth. Vernon had been stupidly caught in the act — and had been surprised that she did not leave him there and then.

Conjugation

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