déraper

      French

      Etymology

      From Middle French dialectal déraper (to tear at), from Occitan derapar, derrabar (to tear, uproot), from de- + rapar (to seize, remove), from Gothic *𐍂𐌰𐍀𐍉𐌽 (rapōn, to snatch, steal), from Proto-Germanic *hrapōną, *hrēpōną (to scratch, touch, pluck out, snatch), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreb(h)-, *(s)kerb(h)- (to turn, bend, shrink), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (to turn, bend). Cognate with Old English hreppan (to touch, treat), Old Norse hreppa (to touch, grasp, receive). More at raffle.

      Verb

      déraper

      1. to skid, to slide
      2. (of an anchor) to drag
      3. (figuratively) to get out of hand, to get out of control

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      Last modified on 19 June 2013, at 23:23