WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| Principales traductions |
| fouiller⇒ vtr | (explorer [qch] à la recherche de [qch]) | search⇒ vtr |
| | | conduct a search of [sth] v expr |
| | La police a fouillé le bureau et n'a rien trouvé. |
| | The police searched the desk and found nothing. |
| fouiller vi | (chercher dans un lieu en examinant à fond) | rummage through, rummage about in v expr |
| | (informal) | go through v expr |
| | | search⇒ vtr |
| | Avez-vous fouillé dans mon armoire ? |
| | Have you been rummaging about in my wardrobe? |
| fouiller vtr | (inspecter les vêtements de [qqn]) (person, clothes) | search⇒ vtr |
| | | body-search⇒ vtr |
| | (informal) | frisk⇒ vtr |
| | À la douane, les policiers fouillent les voyageurs. |
| | At customs, officers search travellers. |
| fouiller vtr | (chercher [qch] en creusant le sol) (archaeology) | excavate⇒ vtr |
| | Un groupe de jeunes fouille les arènes gallo-romaines du village. |
| | A group of young people is excavating the Gallo-Roman arena in the village. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| se fouiller⇒ v pron | familier (espérer en vain) (informal) | have (got) another think coming, have (got) another thing coming v expr |
| | (informal) | dream on v expr |
| | Tu voudrais bien savoir mais tu peux toujours te fouiller. |
| | Maybe you do want to know, but if you think I'm going to tell you, you've got another think coming! |
| | You'd really like to know wouldn't you? Well you can dream on. |
| fouiller vi | (chercher dans son esprit) (figurative) | search⇒, dig⇒ vtr |
| | | rack your brains v expr |
| | Elle fouille dans sa mémoire mais ne retrouve pas cette personne. |
| | She searches her memory but cannot place this person. |
| fouiller vtr | (étudier avec soin) (information) | research⇒ vtr |
| | (figurative) | look deeply into v expr |
| | (figurative) | probe⇒ vtr |
| | Pour sa thèse, il a vraiment fouillé la question. |
| | For his thesis, he really researched the topic. |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| Principales traductions |
| fouille nf | (recherche dans le sol) (archaeology) | excavations npl |
| | (archaeology: informal) | dig n |
| | Luc aimerait bien faire des fouilles archéologiques. |
| | Luke would like to do archaeological digs. |
| fouille nf | (recherche dans des affaires) (of baggage, person) | search, check n |
| | (of person: informal) | frisking n |
| | Dans les aéroports, il y a une fouille systématique des passagers et des bagages. |
| | At airports, there are systematic checks of passengers and of luggage. |
| fouille nf | (recherche) (of area) | search n |
| | Les gendarmes ont fait des fouilles dans tous les environs. |
| | Police officers conducted a search in the entire surrounding area. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| fouille nf | argot (poche) | pocket n |
| | Pierre se balade toujours les mains dans les fouilles. |
| | Peter always walks around with his hands in his pockets. |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| Principales traductions |
| fouillé adj | (minutieux) | meticulous adj |
| | Cet artiste sculpte des détails fouillés. |
| | This artist sculpts meticulous details. |
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