envahir

envahir [ɑ̃vaiʀ]

➭ TABLE 2 transitive verb

to invade ; [sentiment] to overcome

• le jardin est envahi par les orties the garden is overrun with nettles

• la foule envahit la place the crowd swept into the square

• leurs produits envahissent notre marché our market is being flooded with their products

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ɑ̃vaiʀ

verbe transitif (pénétrer dans) [troupes, foule] to invade; [animal, plante] to overrun; [publicité] to pervade; [marchandise] to flood [marché]

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ɑ̃vaiʀ vt

1) [pays, ville] to invade

2) [personne] [inquiétude, peur] to come over

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envahir verb table: finir vtr

1 (pénétrer dans) [troupes, foule] to invade; [animal, plante] to overrun; [sentiment] to assail; [douleur, sommeil] to overcome; [publicité] to pervade; [marchandise] to flood [marché]; envahi par les fourmis overrun with ants; envahi par la jalousie assailed by envy; envahi par le sommeil overcome by sleep;

2 (accaparer) [personne] to monopolize; se laisser envahir to allow oneself to be taken over (par by).

[ɑ̃vair] verbe transitif

1. [occuper - pays, palais] to invade, to overrun

2. [se répandre dans] to overrun

plate-bande envahie par les mauvaises herbes border overrun with weeds

jardin envahi par la végétation overgrown garden

3. [déranger]

se laisser envahir par les tâches quotidiennes to let oneself be swamped by daily duties

4. [suj: sensation, crainte] to sweep over (inseparable), to seize

le doute l'a envahi he was seized with doubt