tripoter

to handle, fiddle with, keep touching

t ʁ i . p ɔ . t e
verb Rare #35,084
to handle, fiddle with, keep touching Often suggests touching something repeatedly or unnecessarily; with a person, it can mean touching them in a sexual way.
FR: Arrête de tripoter mes affaires.
EN: Stop fiddling with my things.
Conjugation of tripoter
tripoter
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First tripote —
Third tripote —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First tripote —
Third tripote —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second tripote —

Oui, mais il était en train de tripoter ma sœur, tu vois.

Yeah, but he was groping my sister, you know.

— Harry Potter et le Prince de sang-mêlé (2009)

Ça ne sert à rien de le tripoter !

There's no point in fiddling with it!

— Les Visiteurs (1993)

Ces deux-là n'arrêtent pas de se tripoter.

Those two can't stop pawing at each other.

Mon amie ne le laisse même pas lui tripoter les fesses.

My friend won't even let him grope her buttocks.

— Running Man (2025)

Commencez pas à vous tripoter !

Don't start touching yourself!

— Malèna (2000)

Arrête de tripoter ce truc.

Stop fiddling with that thing.

— Retour vers le futur (1985)

Parce que je te vois tripoter ta fille et que je me tais ?

Because I see you molesting your daughter and I keep quiet?

— Le Ruban blanc (2009)

Sam, arrête de tripoter ce truc et viens dîner.

Sam, stop messing with that thing and come have dinner.

— Retour vers le futur (1985)

Il ne pouvait pas s'empêcher de le tripoter.

He couldn't help fiddling with it.

Arrêtez de tout tripoter !

Stop fiddling with everything!

— The Man From Nowhere (2010)

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