aggraver

aɡʁave

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Definition of aggraver - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

empirerrendre quelque chose plus grave, plus sérieux ou plus difficile

Cette erreur va aggraver la situation financière de l'entreprise.
Le stress peut aggraver certains problèmes de santé.
Ignorer le conflit risque d’aggraver les tensions.

empirer

exacerber

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Expressions with aggraver

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aggraver son cas

rendre sa situation plus difficile par ses actions ou paroles

En mentant au juge, il a aggravé son cas.

aggraver la situation

rendre une situation déjà difficile encore plus mauvaise

Ses commentaires ont aggravé la situation entre les deux équipes.

aggraver les choses

rendre une situation déjà mauvaise encore pire

Ses remarques déplacées ont aggravé les choses entre eux.

pour aggraver les choses

adv.

de manière à rendre une situation déjà difficile encore plus mauvaise

Pour aggraver les choses, il a commencé à pleuvoir pendant notre pique-nique.

Origin of aggraver

latin, aggravare (rendre plus grave)

Terms with aggraver included in their meaning

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souffler sur le feu

conflit

aggraver une dispute ou un conflit entre des personnes

attiser

conflit

exciter ou aggraver une émotion ou situation négative

attiser les flammes

conflit

aggraver une dispute ou un conflit

c'est le début

exp.

escalade

première étape d'une situation qui va empirer ou s'aggraver

conciliant

adj.

attitude

qui vise à apaiser les tensions plutôt qu'à les aggraver

souffler sur les braises

conflit

aggraver une situation déjà tendue ou difficile

ajouter l'insulte à l'injure

aggravation

aggraver une situation déjà mauvaise en ajoutant un élément négatif

ça ne fait que commencer

exp.

pire à venir

prévoit que les problèmes vont s'aggraver ensuite

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English:worsen, ...
German:verschlimmern, ...
Italian:aggravare, ...
Spanish:agravar, ...
Portuguese:agravar, ...
Chinese:加重, ...
Japanese:悪化させる, ...
Arabic:فاقم, ...
Hebrew:לְהַחְמִיר, ...
Russian:усугубить, ...
Ukrainian:погіршити, ...
Catalan:agreujar, ...
Danish:forværre, ...
Dutch:verergeren, ...
Greek:επιδεινώνω, ...
Hungarian:súlyosbítani, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឲ្យកាន់តែធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ, ...
Korean:악화시키다, ...
Polish:pogarszać, ...
Portuguese (BR):agravar, ...
Romanian:a agrava, ...
Swedish:förvärra, ...
Thai:ทำให้แย่ลง, ...
Turkish:kötüleştirmek, ...
Vietnamese:làm trầm trọng thêm, ...

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Definition of aggraver - Reverso French Dictionary

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