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évanouir

faint, vanish

verb eh-vah-nweer Less Common
Body & Health Health & Illness

Usage Note

Évanouir is almost always used reflexively as s'évanouir, meaning to lose consciousness or to disappear completely. The past participle évanoui can describe someone who has fainted or something that has dissolved into thin air, like a dream.

Examples

"Elle s'est évanouie dans la salle."

Natural Translation

She fainted in the room.

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