French-English translation for "grappiller"

 

"grappiller" English translation

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grappiller {verb}

grappiller [grappillant|grappillé] (un fruit) {v.t.} (also: ramasser)

to pick up {v.t.}

grappiller [grappillant|grappillé] (une information) {v.t.} [fig.]

to glean {v.t.} [fig.]
 

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Synonyms (French) for "grappiller":

 

Usage examples

Usage examples for "grappiller" in English

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En grappillant çà et là des fonds de manière désordonnée?

By hunting for funds in a disorganised and unsystematic way?

Monsieur le Président, j'espère que je peux encore grappiller l'une ou l'autre minute grâce à mon travail.

Mr President, I hope that if I point to my work I might perhaps gain a second or two?

Étant donné que M. McMillan-Scott était absent, nous pouvons peut-être grappiller une petite minute de son temps de parole.

Since Mr McMillan-Scott is not here, we could possibly steal half a minute of his time.

Après moultes réunions, l’ accord du trilogue a permis de grappiller 2 milliards supplémentaires; ce qui est loin d’ être satisfaisant.

Following many meetings, the agreement reached by the trialogue has made it possible to secure an extra EUR 2 billion, which is far from satisfactory.

Quelle est notre crédibilité si nous devons chaque année grappiller les dernières miettes pour pouvoir nous débarrasser de notre héritage nucléaire?

It begs the question how seriously we take ourselves if, every year, we need to look for any left-over funding in order to clean up the nuclear legacy.

La santé publique ne doit pas devenir l'enjeu de lutte de pouvoir dans le but de grappiller, chaque jour davantage, de nouvelles compétences au détriment des États.

Public health must not be put at stake in a power struggle designed to scrape together more new powers every day, to the detriment of the States.

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