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emboîter

fit together

verb ahm-bwah-TEH Rare

Also means

slot in

Usage Note

Emboîter means to fit one piece into another like interlocking parts. The reflexive s'emboîter ('to slot together, to nest') describes puzzle pieces, pipes, or any parts that interlock. The idiom emboîter le pas à quelqu'un ('to follow in someone's footsteps') means to imitate or immediately follow another person.

Examples

"Les pièces s'emboîtent parfaitement."

Natural Translation

The pieces fit together perfectly.

Literal Translation

The pieces themselves-fit-together perfectly.

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