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to be strewn with something

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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parsemer [paʀsəme] VB trans

1. parsemer (éparpiller):

parsemez-la de persil haché
sprinkle some chopped parsley over it

2. parsemer liter étoiles ciel:

parsemer
to stud
des feuilles parsèment la pelouse
the lawn is strewn with leaves
une pelouse parsemée de fleurs
a lawn scattered ou dotted with flowers
les obstacles ont parsemé sa vie
his/her life was strewn with obstacles
les pièges qui parsèment la route vers la victoire
the obstacles on the path to victory
désert parsemé d'îlots de végétation
desert scattered with isolated patches of vegetation
English
English
French
French
strewn with
parsemé de
leaf-strewn
parsemé de feuilles
pepper fig
parsemer (with de)
to be peppered with swearwords, criticisms
être parsemé de
studded with stars, flowers, islands
parsemé de
to sprinkle sth with sth, to sprinkle sth on or over sth herbs
parsemer qc de
to sprinkle a speech with quotations
parsemer un discours de citations
sprinkled with herbs, flowers, quotations, mistakes
parsemé de
intersperse (with jokes)
parsemer (with de)
intersperse (with colour, flowers, trees)
parsemer (with de)
to grate cheese over sth
parsemer qc de fromage râpé
star
parsemer
starred with flowers, dots
parsemé de
to be littered with allusions/references fig
être parsemé d'allusions/de références

in the PONS Dictionary

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parsemé(e) [paʀsəme] ADJ

être parsemé de qc
to be strewn with sth

parsemer [paʀsəme] VB trans

1. parsemer (répandre):

parsemer un gâteau de qc
to sprinkle a cake with sth
parsemer son devoir/son discours de qc
to pepper one's homework/one's speech with sth

2. parsemer (être répandu sur):

parsemer le sol
to be strewn around on the ground
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English
French
French
dot
parsemer
in the PONS Dictionary
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French
English
English

parsemé(e) [paʀsəme] ADJ

être parsemé de qc
to be strewn with sth

parsemer [paʀsəme] VB trans

1. parsemer (répandre):

parsemer un gâteau de qc
to sprinkle a cake with sth
parsemer son devoir/son discours de qc
to pepper one's homework/one's speech with sth

2. parsemer (être répandu sur):

parsemer le sol
to be strewn around on the ground
English
English
French
French
intersperse
parsemer
dot
parsemer
Présent
jeparsème
tuparsèmes
il/elle/onparsème
nousparsemons
vousparsemez
ils/ellesparsèment
Imparfait
jeparsemais
tuparsemais
il/elle/onparsemait
nousparsemions
vousparsemiez
ils/ellesparsemaient
Passé simple
jeparsemai
tuparsemas
il/elle/onparsema
nousparsemâmes
vousparsemâtes
ils/ellesparsemèrent
Futur simple
jeparsèmerai
tuparsèmeras
il/elle/onparsèmera
nousparsèmerons
vousparsèmerez
ils/ellesparsèmeront
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

être parsemé de qc
to be strewn with sth
parsemer un gâteau de qc
to sprinkle a cake with sth
parsemer son devoir/son discours de qc
to pepper one's homework/one's speech with sth
parsemer le sol
to be strewn around on the ground

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Plusieurs voies de circulation est-ouest séparent les îlots d'habitation.
fr.wikipedia.org
Les cultures céréalières sont interrompues çà et là par quelques îlots de vignobles traditionnels.
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L’application du plan se traduit par des opérations limitées de curetage à cœur d’îlot.
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Aujourd'hui, l'îlot est devenu un lieu d'étude pour les ornithologues.
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Niveau 1 : données graphiques ; identifiant numérique et non significatif par îlot.
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