Grammatical class

Verb

arborer

to sport (clothes, a badge etc.)

Details

Syllables

ar-bo-rer

Phonetics

aʁ.bo.ʁe

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

26159

Freq. (movies)

59033

Freq. (news)

28622

Sentences

Je claquai la portière, grimpai les marches du perron et entrai dans la maison sans parvenir à arborer mon sourire habituel.

I slammed the door, climbed the front steps, and entered the house without managing to wear my usual smile.

C1

[…]comme enrobé dans les atours de Mme Molé (ou d’une autre), bannière d’une cause gynophile qui n’était pas la sienne mais qu’il aimait bien que sans droit, à arborer ainsi, soit qu’il la trouvât protectrice ou esthétique[…]

[…] when he appeared to be robed in the finery of Mme. Molé or some other woman, the banner of a gynaecophil cause which was not his own but which he loved, albeit without having the right to flaunt it thus, whether because he found it useful as a protection or aesthetically charming […]

C2