se faner
/sə fane/
verb
B2
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- se fane
- past
- s'est fané
- perfect
- fané
Meaning
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to wither, to fade
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Les fleurs du jardin se fanent avec les premières gelées.
The garden flowers wither with the first frosts.
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Usage notes
Used for flowers and plants losing their color and freshness — a gentler, more poetic verb than simply saying mourir, to die.
Practice
1 What does se faner mean?
to wither, to fade
2 Which fingerprint chart matches se faner?
se faner: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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