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sucking Meaning in French (sucking signification en français)

nounsuccion
adjectivenul
Synonymes:aspirationsuce
succion in English:sucking
Phonetic:sys-yon
Plural: suckings
Gender:Féminin
Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de sucking en français est succion, nul. (L'action d'aspirer quelque chose dans la bouche ou à travers une ouverture étroite en créant un vide partiel.)

Definitions of Sucking

  1. 1
    noun
    succion

    The action of drawing something into the mouth or through a narrow opening by creating a partial vacuum.

    L'action d'aspirer quelque chose dans la bouche ou à travers une ouverture étroite en créant un vide partiel.

  2. 2
    adjective(slang)
    nul

    (Informal, slang) Extremely bad, unpleasant, or of very poor quality.

    (Informel, argot) Extrêmement mauvais, désagréable ou de très mauvaise qualité.

Example Sentences

“The baby was content with sucking his thumb.”

Le bébé était content de sucer son pouce.

“Sucking on a cough drop can relieve a sore throat.”

Sucez un pastille pour la toux pour soulager un mal de gorge.

“The machine started sucking air through the filter.”

La machine a commencé à aspirer de l'air à travers le filtre.

Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

aspirationsuce

In English:

drawing inabsorptionsuction

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In French:

pousséeexpulsion

In English:

expellingejectingspitting out

Inflected Word Forms

infinitivesuck
third person singularsucks
past tensesucked
past participlesucked
agent nounsucker

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

suck up to someonephrasal_verb

To try to gain favor with someone by flattering them excessively.

suck it upidiom

To endure something difficult or unpleasant without complaining.

suck the life out of somethingexpression

To drain all the energy, joy, or vitality from something.