décortiquer
Meanings
Verb
1. to decorticate, to peel, to shell (remove a shell, an outer layer from) (transitive)
2. to dissect, to scrutinize, to analyse, to study (transitive, figuratively)
3. to be scrutinized (passive pronominal, figuratively)
Examples3
Les spécialistes vont maintenant décortiquer les détails du contrat.
Experts will now pore over the fine print of the contract.
Décortiquer des châtaignes, c'est galère.
Shelling chestnuts is a pain.
C'est difficile de décortiquer les châtaignes.
It's difficult to peel chestnuts.