What does sévir in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word sévir in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use sévir in French.
The word sévir in French means crack down, clamp down, hit, strike, crack the whip. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word sévir
crack down, clamp downverbe intransitif (punir, réprimer) (phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.") Si tu continues à faire pleurer ton frère, je vais devoir sévir. If you keep on making your brother cry, I'm going to have to put my foot down. |
hit, strikeverbe intransitif (frapper) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") La grêle a sévi trois fois cette année sur ce village. Hail has struck three times this year in this village. |
crack the whipverbe intransitif (familier, péjoratif (occuper une fonction) (figurative, pejorative, informal) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Cette professeure revêche a sévi pendant 25 ans, traumatisant autant de classes d'adolescents. This surly teacher has been cracking the whip for 25 years, traumatizing as many classfuls of teenagers. |
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