What does digérer in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word digérer in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use digérer in French.

The word digérer in French means digest, come to terms with, take in, difficult to digest, hard to swallow. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word digérer

digest

verbe transitif (assimiler : les aliments)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Pierre digère mal le chou-fleur.
Peter has trouble digesting cauliflower.

come to terms with

verbe transitif (figuré (accepter)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Elle a subi des affronts qu'elle n'a toujours pas digérés.
She has suffered insults that she has not yet been able to swallow.

take in

verbe transitif (figuré, familier (assimiler : des connaissances)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Il lit beaucoup mais n'a pas encore digéré ses lectures.
He reads a lot but has yet to digest his reading.

difficult to digest

locution adjectivale (péjoratif (roboratif)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

hard to swallow

locution adjectivale (figuré, péjoratif (peu apprécié) (figurative)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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