What does étourdir in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word étourdir in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use étourdir in French.
The word étourdir in French means stun, daze, make your head spin, make tipsy, take out of himself/herself, be intoxicated, be exhilarated, distract yourself. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word étourdir
stun, dazeverbe transitif (faire perdre à moitié connaissance) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Son choc contre ce poteau l'a étourdi pendant 5 minutes. His collision with the post stunned him for five minutes. |
make your head spinverbe transitif (gêner par du bruit) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") La sono de ce concert l'étourdissait, l'empêchant d'apprécier la soirée. The concert's sound system made her feel dizzy, preventing her from enjoying the evening. |
make tipsyverbe transitif (saouler légèrement) Deux flûtes de champagne suffirent à l'étourdir. Two flutes of champagne were enough to make him tipsy. |
take out of himself/herselfverbe transitif (soutenu (changer les idées de [qqn]) (UK) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Christian emmenait souvent la jeune femme au cinéma afin de l'étourdir. Christian often took the young woman to the cinema to take her out of herself. |
be intoxicated, be exhilaratedverbe pronominal (soutenu (se griser) L'adolescent s'étourdissait en écoutant de la musique à fond. The teenager was exhilarated listening to the loud music. |
distract yourselfverbe pronominal (se distraire) (transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.") Il a fini par s'étourdir en faisant du sport. In the end, he distracted himself by playing sports. |
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