Enterrer (en. Bury)

[ɑ̃.te.ʁe]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To put a body in a grave.

They buried their grandmother in the village cemetery.

Ils ont enterré leur grand-mère dans le cimetière du village.

To hide underground, to conceal.

He buried the treasure at the bottom of the garden.

Il a enterré le trésor au fond du jardin.

To abruptly interrupt, to annihilate something.

This decision could bury his chances of success.

Cette décision pourrait enterrer ses chances de succès.

From the Latin 'interrare', which means 'to put underground'.

bury the hatchet

To make peace with someone, to put an end to a conflict.

enterrer la hache de guerre

bury one's sorrow

To try to forget emotional pain.

enterrer son chagrin

bury one's head in the sand

To ignore a difficult situation.

enterrer la tête dans le sable

burial

Action of putting a body in a grave.

inhumation

cemetery

Place where the dead are buried.

cimetière

treasure

Object of great value hidden or buried.

trésor

To be completely ignored or forgotten;

He dropped his project, it is now buried.

Il a laissé tomber son projet, il est désormais enterré.

To apply for something without hope;

His CV was so bad that it buried his future.

Son CV était tellement mauvais qu'il avait enterré son avenir.