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déprimer

to depress

verb day-pree-MAY Rare

Also means

to get depressed

Usage Note

Déprimer is used transitively (ça me déprime — 'it depresses me') and intransitively as a colloquial synonym for 'to feel low' (il déprime depuis des semaines). The noun is la déprime (colloquial, a low mood) or la dépression (clinical). The adjective déprimant means 'depressing'.

Examples

"Ce temps gris me déprime."

Natural Translation

This grey weather depresses me.

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