What does enterrer in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word enterrer in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use enterrer in French.

The word enterrer in French means bury, bury, bury, bury yourself away, hide yourself away, bury, drop, bury away, outlive, bury the hatchet, have your bachelor party, hold your bachelor party, have your hen night, go on your hen night, have your hen party, go on your hen party. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word enterrer

bury

verbe transitif (mettre en terre)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
En ce moment, on enterre les lignes électriques.
Power lines are buried now.

bury

verbe transitif (inhumer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les autorités ont enterré les restes des poilus dans une fosse commune.
The authorities buried the soldiers' remains in a common grave.

bury

verbe transitif (ensevelir)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
L'éruption du volcan a enterré tout ce village sous la lave.
The eruption of the volcano buried the whole village in lava.

bury yourself away, hide yourself away

verbe pronominal (figuré (s'isoler)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Je n'ai toujours pas compris pourquoi Sandra, citadine convaincue, est allée s'enterrer dans ce patelin.
I've never understood why Sandra, who's such a townie, went and buried herself in that godforsaken place.

bury, drop

verbe transitif (figuré (abandonner) (figurative)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le nouveau gouvernement a enterré ce projet.
The new government buried that project.

bury away

verbe transitif (figuré (isoler) (figurative)

Il a enterré sa famille dans un bled pour les vacances.
He buried his family away in some godforsaken place for the holidays.

outlive

verbe transitif (survivre à)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ma grand-mère est tellement énergique, elle nous enterrera tous !
My grandmother is so full of energy, she'll outlive us all!

bury the hatchet

locution verbale (figuré (faire la paix) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

have your bachelor party, hold your bachelor party

locution verbale (fêter son dernier jour de célibataire) (US)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

have your hen night, go on your hen night, have your hen party, go on your hen party

locution verbale (fêter son dernier jour de célibataire) (UK, AU)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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