No. 9,676 in French
embardée
A sudden swerve or veer, typically by a vehicle.
In a sentence
Le conducteur a fait une embardée pour éviter l'animal sur la route.
The driver made a swerve to avoid the animal on the road.
In this sentence, 'embardée' is used to describe a sudden lateral movement of a vehicle, typically to avoid an obstacle.
Lors de la tempête, le bateau a connu plusieurs embardées à cause des puissantes vagues.
During the storm, the boat experienced several swerves due to the strong waves.
Here, 'embardée' refers to the abrupt movements of a vessel caused by external forces like waves, indicating instability.
La conversation avait une orientation claire mais a près pris une embardée inattendue vers d'autres sujets.
The conversation had a clear direction but then took an unexpected swerve towards other topics.
In this figurative use, 'embardée' signifies a sudden change in the direction or flow of a discussion or narrative.
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