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frôler

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Definition: to brush against, skim, verge on

La voiture a frôlé l'arbre. - The car brushed against the tree.

Le ballon de football a frôlé l'enfant. - The soccer ball skimmed past the child.

Related: le frôlement - light touch, light contact; un frôleur - fondler

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