rendre gorge

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʁɑ̃.dʁə ɡɔʁʒ/
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Verb

rendre gorge

  1. (of a bird) to regurgitate
    Synonym: régurgiter
  2. (figuratively) to vomit
  3. (figuratively) to return something, to give back something illicitly taken (compare "cough up")

Usage notes

In the third sense, often used in causative constructions: faire rendre gorge à quelqu'un, "to force someone to give back something".

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