fourrer

stuff, shove, cram

verb foo-REH Less Common

Also means

fill (a pastry)

Usage Note

fourrer is informal or colloquial in most uses: fourrer quelque chose dans means to stuff something into. In cooking it means to fill or stuff (un chocolat fourré = a filled chocolate). The reflexive se fourrer colloquially means 'to get oneself into (trouble)': se fourrer dans le pétrin.

Examples

"Il fourre ses affaires dans le sac."

Natural Translation

He shoves his things into the bag.

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