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tancer

\tɑ̃.se\

Where it comes from

Du latin populaire *tentiare, de tentare (« tenter ») et, plus avant, de tendere (« tendre »). Voir l’occitan tençar.

verb tancer · avoir tancé · en tançant · en ayant tancé · tançant · tancé

literary Réprimander, admonester, morigéner. Sa colère fut grande et il tança vertement son fils.

In English

scold rebuke
rebuke to criticise harshly; to reprove
bollock Translations
rattle to scold; to rail at

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"tancer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/tancer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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tancer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/tancer

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"tancer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/tancer.

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@misc{tancer_2026,
  title = {tancer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/tancer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}