Grammatical class
Verb
décortiquer
(transitive) to decorticate, to peel, to shell (remove a shell, an outer layer from)
Details
Syllables
dé-cor-ti-quer
Phonetics
de.kɔʁ.ti.ke
Grammatical class
Verb
Freq. (books)
27415
Freq. (movies)
29417
Freq. (news)
27204
Sentences
Les spécialistes vont maintenant décortiquer les détails du contrat.
Experts will now pore over the fine print of the contract.
A1
C'est difficile de décortiquer les châtaignes.
It's difficult to peel chestnuts.
A2