saouler

to make drunk, to intoxicate

verb sah-oo-LEH Rare

Also means

to bore to tears, to drive mad

Usage Note

saouler (also spelled soûler) has two very common meanings: literally to get someone drunk, and informally to exasperate or overwhelm someone (tu me saoules = you're driving me crazy). The informal sense is extremely frequent in everyday French conversation.

Examples

"Ce bruit me saoule complètement."

Natural Translation

This noise is driving me completely mad.

Literal Translation

This noise is getting me completely drunk.

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