envenimer

ɑ̃vənime

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Definition of envenimer - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

conflitaggraver une situation ou rendre un conflit plus intense

Ses remarques ont envenimé la dispute entre les deux amis.

enflammer

exacerber

blessureaggraver une blessure en la rendant plus douloureuse

Cette pommade va envenimer la plaie au lieu de la soigner.

aggraver

exacerber

poison

TECH.

infecter avec du venin ou du poison

TECH.

Le serpent a envenimé la blessure de sa victime.

empoisonner

infecter

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envenimer la situation

aggraver une situation déjà difficile ou conflictuelle

Ses commentaires ont envenimé la situation entre les deux équipes.

Origin of envenimer

latin, venenum (poison) + en- (préfixe intensif)

Examples of envenimer in a sentence

Les accusations ont envenimé la rivalité entre les deux équipes.
Gratter la morsure pourrait envenimer la blessure.
L'infection risque d'envenimer la coupure rapidement.
La piqûre s’est envenimée après la morsure.
Certains insectes peuvent envenimer une plaie.

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English:escalate, exacerbate, ...
German:verschärfen, eine Wunde verschlimmern, ...
Italian:invelenire, infiammare, ...
Spanish:agravar, envenenar, ...
Portuguese:agravar, inflamar, ...
Chinese:激化, 加重, ...
Japanese:悪化させる, 傷を悪化させる, ...
Arabic:زاد حدة, زاد من سوء, ...
Hebrew:לְהַחְרִיף, לְהַחְמִיר פֶּצַע, ...
Russian:обострить, зажечь боль, ...
Ukrainian:загострювати, робити болючішою, ...
Catalan:agreujar, enverinar, ...
Danish:forværre, irritere, ...
Dutch:verergeren, verergeren van een wond, ...
Greek:επιδεινώνω, εξαγριώνω, ...
Hungarian:elmérgesíteni, súlyosbítani, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យកាន់តែធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ, ធ្វើឲ្យរបួសកាន់តែធ្ងន់, ...
Korean:악화시키다, 더 아프게 하다, ...
Polish:zaostrzyć, zaognić, ...
Portuguese (BR):envenenar, agravar, ...
Romanian:a agrava, a aggravați rana, ...
Swedish:förvärra, irritera, ...
Thai:ทำให้รุนแรงขึ้น, ทำให้แผลรุนแรงขึ้น, ...
Turkish:körüklemek, ağırlaştırmak, ...
Vietnamese:làm trầm trọng thêm, làm mưng mủ, ...

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