approfondir

approfondir [apʀɔfɔ̃diʀ]

➭ TABLE 2 transitive verb

[+ question] to go into ; [+ connaissances] to improve

• il vaut mieux ne pas approfondir le sujet it's better not to go into the matter too closely

• sans approfondir superficially

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apʀɔfɔ̃diʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) fig to go into [something] in depth [sujet]

vous auriez pu approfondir — you could have gone into the subject in greater depth

inutile d'approfondir — don't go into detail

approfondir ses connaissances — to improve one's knowledge

2) lit to deepen [canal, trou]

2.

s'approfondir verbe pronominal [crevasse, trou] to deepen

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apʀɔfɔ̃diʀ vt

1) [question] to go further into

sans approfondir — without going any further

approfondir ses connaissances — to increase one's knowledge

2) [canal, fossé] to deepen

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approfondir verb table: finir

A vtr

1 fig to go into [sth] in depth [sujet]; vous auriez pu approfondir you could have gone into the subject in greater depth; inutile d'approfondir don't go into detail; approfondir ses connaissances en littérature to improve one's knowledge of literature;

2 lit to deepen [canal, trou].

B s'approfondir vpr

1 [crevasse, trou] to deepen;

2 [problèmes] to get worse.

[aprɔfɔ̃dir] verbe transitif

1. [creuser - puits] to deepen, to dig deeper

2. [détailler - sujet, étude] to go deeper ou more thoroughly into

il faut approfondir la question the question needs to be examined in more detail

sans approfondir superficially

3. [parfaire - connaissances] to improve, to deepen