galoper
gallop, race along
verb gah-loh-PEH Rare
Origin: Old French galoper, of Germanic origin
Usage Note
Galoper describes a horse moving at the gallop, but also applies figuratively to people running fast or imagination running wild (son imagination galopait). The noun galop names the gait itself, and au galop means 'at a gallop' or colloquially 'quickly'. The related galopade refers to a galloping rush.
Examples
"Le cheval galope librement dans le pré."
Natural Translation
The horse gallops freely in the meadow.
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