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alourdir
to weigh something down
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English
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I. alourdir [aluʀdiʀ] VB trans
1. alourdir (rendre plus lourd):
alourdir fardeau: personne
to weigh [sb] down
alourdir problème: atmosphère
to make [sth] tense
le subjonctif/l'adverbe alourdit la phrase
the subjunctive/the adverb weighs the sentence down
la valise était alourdie par les livres
the suitcase was weighed down by the books
un manteau alourdi par la pluie
a coat heavy with rain
2. alourdir (rendre plus important):
alourdir impôt, charges, déficit
to increase
le dernier témoignage a alourdi les accusations
the statement by the last witness weighed heavily against the accused
II. s'alourdir VB refl
1. s'alourdir (devenir plus lourd):
s'alourdir paupières:
to grow heavy
s'alourdir air, atmosphère:
to get heavy
2. s'alourdir (devenir plus important):
s'alourdir dépenses, dette:
to increase
le bilan de victimes s'est alourdi
the death toll has risen
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to make sth heavier
alourdir qc
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English
I. alourdir [aluʀdiʀ] VB trans
1. alourdir (rendre plus lourd):
alourdir qc
to weigh sth down
alourdi par la pluie
heavy with rain
2. alourdir (augmenter):
alourdir impôts, charges
to increase
II. alourdir [aluʀdiʀ] VB refl
s'alourdir paupières
to droop
s'alourdir démarche
to slow down
s'alourdir taille
to get thicker
English
English
French
French
stiffen penalty
alourdir
French
French
English
English
I. alourdir [aluʀdiʀ] VB trans
1. alourdir (rendre plus lourd):
alourdir qc
to weigh sth down
alourdi par la pluie
heavy with rain
2. alourdir (augmenter):
alourdir impôts, charges
to increase
II. alourdir [aluʀdiʀ] VB refl
alourdir s'alourdir:
alourdir paupières
to droop
alourdir démarche
to slow down
alourdir taille
to get thicker
English
English
French
French
stiffen penalty
alourdir
Présent
j'alourdis
tualourdis
il/elle/onalourdit
nousalourdissons
vousalourdissez
ils/ellesalourdissent
Imparfait
j'alourdissais
tualourdissais
il/elle/onalourdissait
nousalourdissions
vousalourdissiez
ils/ellesalourdissaient
Passé simple
j'alourdis
tualourdis
il/elle/onalourdit
nousalourdîmes
vousalourdîtes
ils/ellesalourdirent
Futur simple
j'alourdirai
tualourdiras
il/elle/onalourdira
nousalourdirons
vousalourdirez
ils/ellesalourdiront
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
alourdir qc
to weigh sth down
s'alourdir paupières
to droop
s'alourdir démarche
to slow down
s'alourdir taille
to get thicker
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
Les dépenses de l'État, en particulier du budget extraordinaire, sont plafonnées, l'impôt sur le revenu alourdi.
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Elle complique la surveillance et la police des pêches et en alourdit les coûts en raison du nombre important de navires de pêche.
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Lorsque l'eau est transférée dans le deuxième récipient, son poids s'alourdit et déclenche un balancier qui éteint ainsi automatiquement le brûleur au bon moment.
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Le type de verre utilisé, dont le bris a provoqué de graves lacérations des victimes, a pu contribuer à alourdir ce bilan.
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Au printemps 1890, l’atmosphère entourant le pari mutuel s’alourdit.
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