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intensifier

to intensify

verb an-tahn-see-FYEH Rare
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Usage Note

Intensifier is a regular -er verb; like all verbs ending in -fier it retains the i throughout conjugation. It is often reflexive: s'intensifier means 'to grow more intense' and is commonly used for storms, conflicts, or feelings — les combats s'intensifient ('the fighting is intensifying'). The noun is intensification (f).

Examples

"Les pluies s'intensifient en automne."

Natural Translation

The rains intensify in autumn.

Literal Translation

The rains themselves-intensify in autumn.

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