achaler

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French achaillir, achaloir (heat up), compare modern french chaloir (to matter) and dialectal chaler (to heat).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.ʃa.le/
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Verb

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achaler

  1. (Canada, informal) to annoy, harass, badger
    • 1945, Gabrielle Roy, Bonheur d'occasion, Éditions Pascal, p. 69, (trans. Alan Brown, The Tin Flute, 1980)
      Ça fait donc qu’a nous achale pour qu’on achète ses bebelles.
      So they dun it into our ears that we gotta buy all their junk.
    • 2009, Novembre 13, Maxime Deland, "Battu à coups de pierres", 24H Montréal, p. 8,
      La victime tentait de venir en aide à une dame qui se faisait achaler par les jeunes.
      The victim attempted to assist a woman who was being harassed by the youths.

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