Grammatical class

Verb

taquiner

to tease

Details

Syllables

ta-qui-ner

Phonetics

ta.ki.ne

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

17807

Freq. (movies)

14109

Freq. (news)

30108

Sentences

Arrête de me taquiner !

Quit teasing me.

A1

Marie aime taquiner son frère.

Mary likes teasing her brother.

A1

Arrête de taquiner ton frère !

Stop teasing your brother!

A1

Il n’a pas dit ça méchamment, c’était pour te taquiner.

He didn't say that to be mean, it was just to tease you.

B1

Calme-toi ; il ne fait que te taquiner.

Calm down; he's just teasing you.

B1

Il ne pouvait s'empêcher de la taquiner.

He could not resist teasing her.

B1