Macumer (en. To smear)
/ma.ky.me/
Meaning & Definition
EnglishFrench
verb
To gather a large quantity of something.
He started to gather objects in his garage.
Il a commencé à macumer des objets dans son garage.
To accumulate waste or useless objects.
Her room was such a mess that one could say he had accumulated all his junk.
Sa chambre était tellement en désordre qu'on pourrait dire qu'il a macumé tout son bazar.
To amass things without precise organization.
She tends to pile up books on the table.
Elle a tendance à macumer les livres sur la table.
Etymology
Of uncertain origin, it may be related to the term 'macume' which designates a heap or a pile.
Common Phrases and Expressions
to accumulate memories
To accumulate memories without really organizing them.
macumer des souvenirs
to gather useless things
To amass objects that are no longer useful.
macumer des choses inutiles
Related Words
heap
A pile of objects or things.
amas
to stack
To put in a heap or a pile.
entasser
to collect
To gather objects of the same type.
collectionner
Slang Meanings
To stain papers or documents.
He cluttered all his documents with annotations.
Il a macumé tous ses documents avec des annotations.
To accumulate bad memories.
She keeps piling up her past failures.
Elle ne fait que macumer ses échecs passés.