Definition: to follow hot on someone's heels, to hotly pursue; to hound, gnaw at; to kick, spur on; (boats) to touch the bottom
Les fugitifs ont été talonnés par la police - The fugitives were hotly pursued by the police; The police were hot on the heels of the fugitives
Les débiteurs me talonnent depuis deux ans - Creditors have been hounding me for two years
Il ne faut pas talonner son cheval - You shouldn't kick the horse, hit the horse with spurs
Le bateau va talonner si tu ne fais pas attention - The boat is going to hit the bottom if you don't pay attention
Related: un talon - heel, stub (of a check), le talonnade (rugby) - heel, (soccer) back heel; le talonnage - heeling; un talonneur (rugby) - hooker
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Pronunciation: [ta luh nay]
