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noun

Flétrissement

The act of wilting or the state of being wilted.

Examples :

"The wilting of the flowers in the vase was a sad reminder that they needed more water. "

Le flétrissement des fleurs dans le vase rappelait tristement qu'elles avaient besoin de plus d'eau.

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noun

Flétrissement

Any of various plant diseases characterized by wilting.

Examples :

"The tomato plants suffered from a wilt, causing their leaves to droop and the fruit to become misshapen. "

Les plants de tomates ont souffert d'un flétrissement, ce qui a fait fléchir leurs feuilles et déformer les fruits.

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verb

Flétrir, faner

To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower).

Examples :

"The flowers in the teacher's classroom wilted quickly because they weren't getting enough sunlight. "

Les fleurs dans la salle de classe du professeur se sont flétries rapidement parce qu'elles ne recevaient pas assez de soleil.

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verb

Flétrir, se faner

To fatigue; to lose strength.

Examples :

"After studying all night for the exam, Sarah wilted in her chair, feeling exhausted. "

Après avoir étudié toute la nuit pour l'examen, Sarah s'est flétrie sur sa chaise, se sentant épuisée.

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verb

Flétrir, faner

To cause to droop or become limp and flaccid (as a flower).

Examples :

"The hot sun will wilt the flowers in the garden if we don't water them. "

Le soleil chaud fera faner les fleurs du jardin si nous ne les arrosons pas.

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verb

Épuiser, fatiguer

To cause to fatigue; to exhaust.

Examples :

"The long, demanding project at work wilted her energy. "

Le long projet exigeant au travail a épuisé son énergie.

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verb

Souhaiter, désirer

(now uncommon or literary) To wish, desire (something).

Examples :

"Do what you will."

Fais ce que tu souhaites.

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Souhaiter, désirer

(nowadays rare) To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that).

Examples :

"I wilt that my children finish their homework before playing outside. "

Je souhaite que mes enfants finissent leurs devoirs avant de jouer dehors.

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verb

Avoir l'habitude de

(auxiliary) To habitually do (a given action).

Examples :

"My brother wilts at the thought of public speaking; he avoids it whenever possible. "

Mon frère a l'habitude de s'effondrer à l'idée de parler en public ; il l'évite autant que possible.

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verb

Vouloir, avoir l'intention de

(auxiliary) To choose to (do something); used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive), often in negation.

Examples :

"I’ve told him three times, but he won’t take his medicine."

Je le lui ai dit trois fois, mais il ne veut pas prendre ses médicaments.

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verb

Aller

(auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall.

Examples :

"I will finish my homework later tonight, but first I wilt watch an episode of my favorite show. "

Je vais finir mes devoirs plus tard ce soir, mais d'abord je vais regarder un épisode de mon émission préférée.

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verb

Pouvoir

(auxiliary) To be able to, to have the capacity to.

Examples :

"Unfortunately, only one of these gloves will actually fit over my hand."

Malheureusement, un seul de ces gants pourra réellement s'adapter à ma main.

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verb

Devoir, aller

(auxiliary) Expressing a present tense with some conditional or subjective weakening: "will turn out to", "must by inference".

Examples :

"Example sentence: "If you leave the flowers in the sun too long, they wilt." "

Si vous laissez les fleurs trop longtemps au soleil, elles vont faner.

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verb

Souhaiter, désirer

To wish, desire.

Examples :

"She wilted her mother would let her go to the party. "

Elle souhaitait que sa mère la laisse aller à la fête.

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verb

Léguer, vouloir

To instruct (that something be done) in one's will.

Examples :

"The wealthy landowner willed his estate to his children and grandchildren, ensuring their financial security for generations. "

Le riche propriétaire a légué son domaine à ses enfants et petits-enfants, assurant ainsi leur sécurité financière pour les générations futures.

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verb

Forcer, contraindre

To try to make (something) happen by using one's will (intention).

Examples :

"All the fans were willing their team to win the game."

Tous les fans forçaient leur équipe à gagner le match.

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verb

Léguer

To bequeath (something) to someone in one's will (legal document).

Examples :

"He willed his stamp collection to the local museum."

Il a légué sa collection de timbres au musée local.

property law family