rake
/ɹeɪk/ nom C2En français : fumiste
- A person (usually a man) who is stylish but habituated to hedonistic and immoral conduct.
Pluriel rakes
Verbes à particule et expressions
- rake in To collect something such as leaves into a pile, often wi...
- rake off To remove (something from something) in a sweeping motion.
- rake out To clean by removing material with a rake.
- rake over To discuss something unpleasant from the past.
- rake up To bring up or uncover (something), as embarrassing infor...
Dans la bibliothèque
When Miss Harris returned with the rake and cheerfully inquired: “Anything else tonight, Mr.
“Oh, certainly--certainly--just as you say,” stammered unhappy Matthew, seizing the rake and making for the door.
When he reached home he hid the rake in the tool house, but the sugar he carried in to Marilla.
Where your calling is more open to criticism is when you pry into the secrets of private individuals, when you rake up family matters which are better hidden, and when you incidentally waste the time of men who are more busy than yourself.
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