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frôlé

brushed against, grazed, narrowly missed

→ frôler
frôl brush against + é masculine singular past participle
verb · masculine singular · past Rare #32,478
brushed against, grazed
FR: En sortant du bus, il a frôlé mon bras.
EN: As he got off the bus, he brushed against my arm.
narrowly missed Often used figuratively to mean something almost happened (a close call).
FR: Elle a frôlé l’accident sur l’autoroute.
EN: She narrowly missed an accident on the highway.

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

He narrowly escaped death during this mountain accident.

Pas étonnant que ce vieux m’ait frôlé.

No wonder that old man brushed past me.

— The Shadow's Edge (2025)

Ca m'a frôlé la jambe !

It grazed my leg!

— La Guerre des étoiles (1977)

Elle a frôlé la mort.

She came close to death.

— Guerre et Paix (1968)

Tu as frôlé le toit !

You almost hit the roof!

— Amarcord (1973)

On a frôlé la vie un court instant !

We had a brief brush with life!

— Fight Club (1999)

T'as frôlé la taule quand, pour ça ?

When did you come close to doing time for that?

— Séquences et conséquences (2000)

Le bras de Tom a frôlé le mien.

Tom's arm brushed against mine.

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)