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1 alourdir
alourdir [aluʀdiʀ]➭ TABLE 21. transitive verb2. reflexive verb► s'alourdir [personne, paupières] to become heavy* * *aluʀdiʀ
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verbe transitif [fardeau] to weigh [somebody] down [personne]; [problème] to make [something] tense [atmosphère]le dernier témoignage a alourdi les accusations — the statement by the last witness weighed heavily against the accused
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s'alourdir verbe pronominal [paupières] to grow heavy; [air] to get heavy; [dépenses] to increase* * *aluʀdiʀ vtto weigh down, to make heavy* * *alourdir verb table: finirA vtr1 ( rendre plus lourd) [fardeau] to weigh [sb] down [personne]; [problème] to make [sth] tense [atmosphère]; le subjonctif/l'adverbe alourdit la phrase the subjunctive/the adverb weighs the sentence down; la valise était alourdie par les livres the suitcase was weighed down by the books; un manteau alourdi par la pluie a coat heavy with rain;2 ( rendre plus important) to increase [impôt, charges, déficit]; le dernier témoignage a alourdi les accusations the statement by the last witness weighed heavily against the accused.B s'alourdir vpr1 ( devenir plus lourd) [paupières] to grow heavy; [air, atmosphère] to get heavy;2 ( devenir plus important) [dépenses, dette] to increase; le bilan de victimes s'est alourdi the death toll has risen.[alurdir] verbe transitif1. [ajouter du poids à] to weigh down (separable), to make heavy ou heavier2. [style, allure, traits] to make heavier ou coarser[impôts] to increase————————s'alourdir verbe pronominal intransitif2. [devenir lourd] to become heavy ou heavierses paupières s'alourdissaient his eyelids were beginning to droop ou were getting heavy3. [devenir plus grossier] to get coarser
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