No. 9,849 in French
farcir
To stuff.
In a sentence
Je vais farcir ce poulet avec des légumes.
I am going to stuff this chicken with vegetables.
In this sentence, 'farcir' is used in its primary culinary meaning, referring to the act of stuffing food, often with a mixture of ingredients.
Le livre est farci d'erreurs.
The book is filled with errors.
Here, 'farcir' is used metaphorically to imply that the book contains a large amount of errors, suggesting an abundance or excessive presence.
Il aime farcir ses histoires de détails amusants.
He likes to fill his stories with amusing details.
In this usage, 'farcir' is figuratively applied to indicate adding numerous elements (details) to stories, enriching them.
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