emboutir

to stamp, to press (metal)

verb ahn-boo-TEER Rare

Also means

to smash into, to ram

Usage Note

Emboutir has two main senses in French: in metalworking it means to shape sheet metal by pressing or stamping, and in everyday speech it means to crash into a vehicle or object. Ma voiture a été emboutie ('my car was rear-ended') is a common colloquial use. The noun is emboutissage (stamping, pressing).

Examples

"Un camion a embouti la voiture garée."

Natural Translation

A truck smashed into the parked car.

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