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frôlé

narrowly avoided, came close to, brushed against

→ frôler
frôl brush against + é Masculine singular past participle
verb · singular masculine, past tense Rare #35,427
narrowly avoided, came close to
FR: Il a frôlé la mort.
EN: He came close to death.
brushed against
FR: Il a frôlé mon bras en passant.
EN: He brushed against my arm as he passed.

Quand nous avons frôlé l'extinction, j'ai offert une solution.

When we came close to extinction, I offered a solution.

— Avengers : Infinity War (2018)

Le bras de Tom a frôlé le mien.

Tom's arm brushed against mine.

Tu as frôlé le toit !

You almost hit the roof!

— Amarcord (1973)

T'as frôlé la taule quand, pour ça ?

When did you come close to doing time for that?

— Séquences et conséquences (2000)

Il a frôlé la mort lors de cet accident de montagne.

He narrowly escaped death during this mountain accident.

On a frôlé la vie un court instant !

We had a brief brush with life!

— Fight Club (1999)

Votre panier a frôlé le miroir !

Your basket nearly hit the mirror!

— Bad Genius (2017)

Ça m'a frôlé la jambe !

It brushed against my leg!

— La Guerre des étoiles (1977)

Elle a frôlé la mort.

She came close to death.

— Guerre et Paix (1968)

Pas étonnant que ce vieux m’ait frôlé.

No wonder that old man brushed past me.

— The Shadow's Edge (2025)