See also: eructer

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin ēructāre. Compare also roter.

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éructer

  1. (intransitive) to belch or eructate
  2. (figurative, transitive) to blurt out
    éructer des menacesto blurt out threats
    • 1977, Jacques Brel (lyrics and music), “Les F…”, in Les Marquises:
      Et je vous interdis, à New York ou Milan / D’éructer messeigneurs, autrement qu’en flamand
      And I forbid you, gentlemen, in New York or Milan / To burble in any language other than Flemish

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