exténué

/ɛks.te.nɥe/

adjective B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. exhausted

    • Il rentre exténué après une longue journée.

      He comes home exhausted after a long day.

Similar words

épuisé

épuisé is the common everyday word; exténué is slightly more intense or literary — both mean "exhausted."

Similar in other languages

German

erschöpft

erschöpft is the German word for the same thing — both mean "exhausted."

Spanish

exhausto

exhausto is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "exhausted."

Practice

1 What does exténué mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il rentre ___ après une longue journée.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches exténué?

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