Also means
settle (of soil or sediment)
Usage Note
Tasser describes pressing something into a smaller space — packing coffee grounds, compressing soil, or cramming people together. Se tasser is used figuratively to mean 'to settle down' or 'blow over', as in ça va se tasser — 'things will settle down'.
Examples
"Elle a tassé la terre autour de la plante."
Natural Translation
She packed the soil around the plant.
Related Words
Explore French by topic
