What does raser in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word raser in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use raser in French.

The word raser in French means shave off, shave, shave 's, barely miss, raze to the ground, bore to death, shave, shave your, shaving foam, shaving foam, hug the walls. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word raser

shave off

verbe transitif (couper les poils) (hair: completely)

J'en avais marre d'entretenir ma barbe alors je l'ai rasée. Ma fille, comment as-tu pu raser tes beaux cheveux ?
I was fed up with trimming my beard, so I shaved it off. My dear daughter, how could you have shaved off your beautiful hair?

shave

verbe transitif (couper la barbe de [qqn]) (person)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le barbier rasait déjà quelqu'un quand le cow-boy est entré dans la boutique.
The barber was already giving someone a shave when the cowboy came into the shop.

shave 's

(couper les poils de [qqn])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le barbier rasait la tête de toutes les nouvelles recrues.
The barber shaved the heads of all the new recruits.

barely miss

verbe transitif (familier (passer très près)

À cause du brouillard, cet avion a rasé la tour de l'aéroport.
The airplane barely missed the tower because of the fog.

raze to the ground

verbe transitif (abaisser jusqu'au sol) (structure)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Les tours de ce château ont été rasées.
The castle's towers were razed to the ground.

bore to death

verbe transitif (familier (ennuyer) (figurative, informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ma collègue nous a rasées toute l'après-midi avec ses histoires sans intérêt.
My colleague bored us to death all afternoon with her pointless stories.

shave

verbe pronominal (couper sa barbe, sa moustache)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Mon mari a décidé de se laisser pousser la barbe parce qu'il en avait marre de se raser tous les matins.
My husband decided to let his beard grow because he was fed up with shaving every morning.

shave your

verbe pronominal (couper ses poils) (body part)

Lucie s'est rasé les jambes avant son rendez-vous avec Julien. Pour changer complètement de tête, Vincent s'est rasé la moustache et s'est teint les cheveux en blond. Dès les premiers signes de calvitie, Thomas a préféré se raser la tête.
For a completely new look, Vincent shaved off his moustache and dyed his hair blond.

shaving foam

nom féminin (onguent avant rasage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

shaving foam

nom féminin (mousse facilitant le rasage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'utilise de la mousse à raser en tube.

hug the walls

locution verbale (figuré (se faire discret) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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