Dumouriez (en. Dumouriez)

/dy.mu.ʁi.e/

Meaning & Definition

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verb
Expression that means staying somewhere without leaving.
If you dumouriez in this atmosphere, you would never be alone.
Si vous dumouriez dans cette ambiance, vous ne seriez jamais seul.
Indicates a situation where one is not progressing or where time seems suspended.
We have been dumouriez in uncertainty for several months.
Nous dumouriez dans l'incertitude depuis plusieurs mois.

Etymology

Originating from the verb 'démourir', which combines the prefix 'dé-' and the verb 'mourir'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

dumouriez together
Stay together in a difficult situation.
dumouriez ensemble
as long as you dumouriez
Express a condition where one is waiting for something.
tant que vous dumouriez
dumouriez for a moment
Spend a certain amount of time in a place or situation.
dumouriez un moment

Related Words

démourir
Verb meaning to leave a place or situation.
démourir
reside
To live somewhere permanently.
résider
inhabit
To have a residence in a given place.
habiter

Slang Meanings

Being stuck in a dead-end situation.
It seems like we are still dumouriez in this endless project.
On dirait qu'on dumouriez encore dans ce projet sans fin.
Wasting time unnecessarily.
Stop dumouriez to do nothing, go to work!
Arrête de dumouriez à rien faire, va bosser !