What does vertige in French mean?

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

The word vertige in French means vertigo, dizziness, giddy, be afraid of heights, make dizzy, make 's head spin, make dizzy, make 's head spin, dizzy. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word vertige

vertigo

nom masculin (peur du vide)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon père a tenté de vaincre son vertige mais en vain : il ne peut toujours pas monter sur un escabeau.
My father has tried to overcome his fear of heights but to no avail; he still cannot climb a stepladder.

dizziness

nom masculin (malaise) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En se levant, la vieille dame a été prise de vertiges.
As she stood up, the old lady was seized by dizziness.

giddy

nom masculin (exaltation)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le succès lui donne le vertige.
Success is making him giddy.

be afraid of heights

locution verbale (avoir peur du vide)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Je ne peux pas faire d'escalade parce que j'ai le vertige.

make dizzy, make 's head spin

locution verbale (faire perdre la notion de l'équilibre)

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

make dizzy

locution verbale (faire perdre la notion de l'équilibre)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Traverser ce pont de singe qui bougeait m'a donné le vertige.

make 's head spin

locution verbale (figuré (troubler [qqn]) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Gagner une telle somme au loto, ça vous donne le vertige

dizzy

locution adjectivale (qui perd subitement l'équilibre)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

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