éjaculer

ejaculate

verb eh-zhah-koo-LEH Rare

Usage Note

Éjaculer is the standard medical and anatomical verb for ejaculation. It is clinical in register and not considered vulgar in a medical context, though it is explicit. The related noun is éjaculation and the adjective is éjaculatoire.

Examples

"Certains hommes éjaculent trop rapidement."

Natural Translation

Some men ejaculate too quickly.

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