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"débrider"

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Definition: to unbridle, lance, incise

Il faut toujours débrider le cheval après la promenade - You always have to unbridle the horse after the ride

Tu ne peux pas débrider la plaie toi-même ! - You can't lance the wound yourself!

sans débrider - incessantly, without a break, with no interruption

Related: débridé - (adj) unbridled, unrestrained; le débridement - unbridling, unleashing, lancing

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