s'évanouir

/se.va.nwiʁ/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

present
s'évanouit
past
s'est évanoui
perfect
évanoui

Meaning

  1. to faint

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Involuntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: involuntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: intransitive.

Similar words

tomber dans les pommes

"tomber dans les pommes" and "s'évanouir" are close synonyms for "to faint," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

desmaiar

desmaiar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to faint."

Practice

1 What does s'évanouir mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle s'___ à cause de la chaleur.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches s'évanouir?

verb

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