canuler

Senses

1. 1.

   to insert a cannula

   to place a medical tube into a vein or artery

2. 2.

   to bore, to annoy

   informal: to pester someone with tedious talk or behaviour

Examples

• "L'infirmière va canuler le patient avant l'intervention."

  The nurse will cannulate the patient before the procedure.

• "Arrête de me canuler avec tes histoires ennuyeuses!"

  Stop boring me with your tedious stories!

• "Il canalule constamment ses collègues avec ses plaisanteries."

  He constantly annoys his colleagues with his jokes.

Usage

The medical sense is standard in healthcare contexts. The slang sense (to bore or annoy) is informal and more common in spoken French; it derives from the idea of persistently "needling" someone like a cannula.