engourdir

ɑ̃ɡuʁdiʁ

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Definition of engourdir - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

passivité

Rare

rendre passif et inactif

Rare

La chaleur de l'après-midi engourdit les touristes.

inhiber

capacités

Rare

diminuer les capacités physiques ou mentales

Rare

L'alcool engourdit l'esprit.

affaiblir

altérer

paralysie

Rare

rendre insensible une partie du corps

Rare

Le froid a engourdi mes doigts.

anesthésier

insensibiliser

sentiment

Rare

atténuer une émotion ou un sentiment

Rare

Le temps engourdit la douleur du deuil.

atténuer

émousser

vol

Dated

voler quelque chose

Dated

Il a engourdi mon portefeuille dans le métro.

dérober

subtiliser

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Origin of engourdir

français, en- (faire) + gourd (engourdi)

Terms with engourdir included in their meaning

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stupéfier

engourdissement

engourdir ou suspendre les sensations et mouvements de quelqu'un

transir

froid

engourdir quelqu'un par un froid très intense

Examples of engourdir in a sentence

Le froid intense engourdit les membres des randonneurs.
Le froid engourdit mes doigts rapidement.
La fatigue peut engourdir la vigilance des conducteurs.
L’anesthésie va engourdir ta jambe avant l’opération.
Le long trajet en voiture a engourdi mes pieds.
La musique douce engourdit l’anxiété.

Son indifférence a engourdi ma colère.
Le voleur a engourdi la montre du bijoutier sans bruit.
Ils ont engourdi plusieurs sacs lors du festival.

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English:numb, deaden, ...
German:lähmen, betäuben, ...
Italian:intorpidire, ottenebrare, ...
Spanish:adormecer, entumecer, ...
Portuguese:entorpecer, adormecer, ...
Chinese:使变得迟钝, 使迟钝, ...
Japanese:無気力にする, 鈍らせる, ...
Arabic:خَدَّرَ, بلّد, ...
Hebrew:לְהַקְהוֹת, לְהַרְדִּים, ...
Russian:одурманивать, отуплять, ...
Ukrainian:притупляти, затьмарювати, ...
Catalan:adormir, afeblir, ...
Danish:sløve, bedøve, ...
Dutch:verlammen, verdoffen, ...
Greek:αδρανοποιώ, μουδιάζει, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឲ្យស្ពឹក, ធ្វើឲ្យមិនស្រួលគិត, ...
Korean:무기력하게 만들다, 무디게 하다, ...
Polish:otępiać, osłabiać, ...
Portuguese (BR):entorpecer, embotar, ...
Romanian:a amorți, a toci, ...
Swedish:förslöa, fördumma, ...
Thai:ทำให้เฉื่อยชา, ทำให้ชา, ...
Turkish:uyuşuklaştırmak, köreltmek, ...
Vietnamese:làm tê liệt, làm tê, ...

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