drague

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dʁaɡ/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle English dragge, from Old Norse draga (“that which is dragged, dragged load”), from Proto-Germanic *dragǭ (“sledge, sled”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ- (“to haul, pull”). Cognate with English dray. ==== Noun ==== drague f (plural dragues) a dredge (a dredging machine) (fishing) a dragnet === Etymology 2 === Deverbal from draguer, ultimately from Etymology 1 above. ==== Noun ==== drague f (plural dragues) (colloquial) pickup, seduction ===== Usage notes ===== Mainly used in the singular, with a definite article (la drague). "A pickup" (an attempt at picking someone up) is usually translated as "une tentative de drague", not "une drague". === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== drague inflection of draguer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “drague”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norman == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === drague f (plural dragues) (Jersey, nautical) dredge net == Portuguese == === Verb === drague inflection of dragar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Spanish == === Verb === drague inflection of dragar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative