Grammatical class

Verb

tanguer

(intransitive, nautical) to sway back and forth

Details

Syllables

tan-guer

Phonetics

tɑ̃.ge

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

21377

Freq. (movies)

43988

Freq. (news)

36236

Sentences

Arrête de bouger autant ! Tu fais tanguer la barque, et on va finir par chavirer.

Stop moving around so much! You're making the boat pitch, and we'll end up capsizing.

B1

La chambre tanguait

The room was spinning

C2