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rafler

to sweep up, to grab everything

verb rah-FLEH Rare

Also means

to raid, to clean out

Usage Note

Rafler implies taking everything in one go, often aggressively or greedily. It is commonly used in sports contexts ('to sweep all the medals') as well as criminal contexts ('to raid'). The noun rafle means a police raid or a sweep.

Examples

"Il a raflé tous les prix."

Natural Translation

He swept up all the prizes.

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