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déferler

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Definition: to unfurl, (intransitive) to break, surge, spread, flood

Peux-tu m'aider à déferler la voile ? - Can you help me unfurl the sail?

Comme les vagues, les touristes déferlent sur les plages - Like waves, tourists surge across the beaches.

Related: le déferlement - breaking, surge, spread, flood

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