aviver

aviver [avive]

➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb

[+ douleur physique, appétit] to sharpen ; [+ regrets, chagrin] to deepen ; [+ intérêt, désir, passion] to arouse ; [+ colère, querelle] to stir up

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avive
1.

verbe transitif

1) (exciter) to intensify [chagrin, désir, colère]; to increase [intérêt]; to stir up [querelle]; to make [something] more acute [douleur physique]

2) (rehausser) to liven up [couleur]; to brighten up [teint]

3) (attiser) to kindle [feu]

un vent violent avivait l'incendie — a strong wind fanned the flames

2.

s'aviver verbe pronominal fig [chagrin] to deepen; [désir, intérêt] to grow stronger; [douleur] to become more acute

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avive vt

1) [douleur, chagrin] to intensify, [intérêt, désir] to sharpen, [colère, querelle] to stir up

2) [couleur] to brighten up

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aviver verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 (exciter) to intensify [chagrin, désir, colère]; to increase [intérêt]; to stir up [querelle]; to make [sth] more acute [douleur physique];

2 (rehausser) to liven up [couleur]; to brighten up [teint];

3 (attiser) to kindle [feu]; un vent violent avivait l'incendie a strong wind fanned the flames;

4 Méd aviver une plaie to remove the damaged tissue from a wound;

5 Tech to polish [métal, marbre].

B s'aviver vpr fig [chagrin] to deepen; [désir, colère, intérêt] to grow stronger; [douleur physique] to become more acute; la concurrence s'avive competition is becoming keener.

[avive] verbe transitif

1. [intensifier - flammes] to fan, to stir up (separable) ; [ - feu] to revive, to rekindle ; [ - couleur] to brighten, to revive ; [ - sentiment] to stir up ; [ - désir] to excite, to arouse ; [ - blessure] to irritate ; [ - querelle] to stir up, to exacerbate ; [ - crainte] to heighten

2. MENUISERIE to square off

3. MÉDECINE to open up