- engourdir
- engourdir [ɑ̃guʀdiʀ]➭ TABLE 21. transitive verba. [+ membres] to numb• être engourdi par le froid [membre] to be numb with cold ; [animal] to be sluggish with the cold• j'ai la main engourdie my hand is numbb. [+ esprit] to dull ; [+ douleur] to deaden• la chaleur et le vin l'engourdissaient the heat and the wine were making him sleepy2. reflexive verb► s'engourdir [corps, membre] to go numb ; [esprit] to grow dull* * *ɑ̃guʀdiʀ
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verbe transitif1) (rendre gourd) to make [somebody/something] numb2) (endormir) to make [somebody/something] drowsy [personne, esprit]; to deaden [douleur]3) (hébéter) to dull
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s'engourdir verbe pronominal [membre] to go numb, to go to sleep; [corps] to go numb; [cerveau] to grow dull* * *ɑ̃ɡuʀdiʀ vt[corps, membre] to numb, fig to dull, to blunt* * *engourdir verb table: finirA vtr1 (rendre gourd) to make [sb/sth] numb [personne, membre];2 (endormir) to make [sb/sth] drowsy [personne, esprit, abeille]; to deaden [douleur];3 (hébéter) to dull [esprit]; le confort/l'oisiveté engourdit comfort/idleness makes you soft○.B s'engourdir vpr [membre] to go numb, to go to sleep; [corps] to go numb; [cerveau, intelligence] to grow ou become dull.[ɑ̃gurdir] verbe transitif1. [insensibiliser - doigt, membre] to numb, to make numb ; [ - sens] to deadenêtre engourdi par le froid to be numb with coldla chaleur a engourdi les élèves the heat made the pupils drowsy ou sluggish2. [ralentir - esprit, faculté] to blunt, to dullla fatigue lui engourdissait l'esprit he was so tired he couldn't think straight————————s'engourdir verbe pronominal intransitifto go numb
Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. 2013.