Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 jemanden ansprechen oder sich ihm/hir nähern
, 🇪🇸 acercarse y hacer contacto con alguien
, 🇮🇹 avvicinarsi e mettersi in contatto con qualcuno
, 🇵🇹 abordar alguém
, 🇨🇳 接近并与某人取得联系
, 🇯🇵 誰かの近くに行き、連絡をする
, 🇰🇷 누군가의 가까이 가 접촉하는 것
, 🇸🇦 التقرب إلى شخص ومبادلته التحية أو التواصل معه
, 🇮🇳 किसी के पास जाना और संपर्क करना
Usage Examples
- Le vendeur m'accostait pour me proposer une réduction.
- Les paparazzis accostent souvent les célébrités aux événements publics.
- Quand il est arrivé, le groupe l'accostait avec des questions.
Etymology
The French verb **accoster** comes from Old French *acoster*, which in turn derives from Late Latin *acostare* “to put at the side, to approach.” This Latin form is built from the prefix *ad-* “to” and *costa* “side, rib” (the notion of sitting beside someone). Originally it meant “to sit beside or approach someone for a favour,” and over time it acquired the sense of “to nag or harass” by extension.
Synonyms
harceler
agresser
déranger
pousser
solliciter
inciter
submerger
Antonyms
apaiser
calmer
accompagner
soutenir
consoler