jaunir

jaunir [ʒoniʀ]

➭ TABLE 2

1. transitive verb

[+ feuillage, draps] to turn yellow

• doigts jaunis par la nicotine nicotine-stained fingers

• photos jaunies yellowed photos

2. intransitive verb

to turn yellow

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ʒoniʀ
1.

verbe transitif [soleil] to turn [something] yellow [papier, herbe]; [thé] to make [something] go yellow [dents]; [nicotine] to stain [doigts]

le temps a jauni les photos — the photos have gone yellow with age

doigts jaunis par la nicotine — nicotine-stained fingers

2.

verbe intransitif to go yellow

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ʒoniʀ

1. vi

to turn yellow

2. vt

to turn yellow

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jaunir verb table: finir

A vtr [soleil] to turn [sth] yellow [papier, herbe]; [thé] to make [sth] go yellow [dents]; [nicotine] to stain [doigts]; le temps a jauni les photos the photos have gone yellow with age.

B vi [papier, tissu] to go yellow.

[ʒonir] verbe transitif

1. [rendre jaune] to turn yellow

ses dents sont jaunies par le tabac his teeth have been turned yellow by smoking

2. [défraîchir] to yellow, to turn yellow

le soleil a jauni les pages the sun has made the pages go ou turn yellow

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[ʒonir] verbe intransitif

1. [devenir jaune] to turn ou to become yellow, to yellow

2. [se défraîchir] to fade