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    Fatiguer (en. To tire)

    /fa.ti.ɡe/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    verb
    To cause fatigue to someone.
    Hard work can tire employees.
    Le travail acharné peut fatiguer les employés.
    To be tired or weary due to prolonged activity.
    After this long hike, I really started to tire myself out.
    Après cette longue randonnée, j'ai vraiment commencé à me fatiguer.
    To annoy or bore someone with repeated requests.
    He tires everyone with his stories.
    Il fatigue tout le monde avec ses histoires.

    Etymology

    From Old French 'fatiguer', of Latin origin 'fatigare' meaning 'to exhaust'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to exhaust thoroughly
    To make someone extremely tired.
    fatiguer à mort
    to tire oneself out
    To become tired due to effort.
    se fatiguer
    it's tiring
    It's an activity or situation that causes fatigue.
    c'est fatiguant

    Related Words

    fatigue
    State of weariness or weakness generally caused by physical or mental effort.
    fatigue
    tired
    State of a person who feels tired.
    fatigué
    exhaustion
    State of great fatigue after intense effort.
    épuisement

    Slang Meanings

    To be exhausted
    After that run, I'm exhausted!
    Après cette course, je suis crevé!
    To be on one's knees
    After a day's work, I'm on my knees.
    Après une journée de travail, je suis sur les rotules.
    To be flat out
    After this weekend, I'm completely flat out.
    Après ce week-end, je suis complètement à plat.