branler
French, verb/bʁɑ̃.le/
branler is spelled B-R-A-N-L-E-R (7 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written French, the 15,330th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Branler is a French verb meaning “to shake” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Mettre en branle ; mettre en mouvement ; agiter”.
What does branler mean in English?
verb
- 1
to shake
- 2
vulgarto do (some work)
Comme il n'a rien branlé, il reste encore la moitié du boulot à faire.
- 3
slangvulgarto do
Qu'est-ce que tu branles ?
- 4
slangvulgarto masturbate (another person)
Il m'a branlé, puis j'ai joui.
- 5
slangvulgarto masturbate
Samedi je vais me branler toute la journée.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Mettre en branle ; mettre en mouvement ; agiter. 2. Bouger, se dandiner. 3. Travailler. 4. Masturber, caresser le sexe d’une personne (en général un homme) pour lui procurer du plaisir.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of branler
- avoir + past participle infinitive multiword-construction
- branlant gerund participle present
- ayant + past participle gerund multiword-construction participle
- branlé participle past
- branle first-person indicative present
- branles indicative present second-person
- branlons first-person indicative plural
- branlez indicative plural present
- branlent indicative plural present
- branlais first-person imperfect indicative
- branlait imperfect indicative singular
- branlions first-person imperfect indicative
- branliez imperfect indicative plural
- branlaient imperfect indicative plural
- branlai first-person historic indicative
- branlas historic indicative past
- branla historic indicative past
- branlâmes first-person historic indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce branler?
- /bʁɑ̃.le/
- \bʁɑ̃.le\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to branler
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is branler in French?
branler appears 3.2 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).