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    S'évanouit (en. Faints)

    /se.va.nu.i/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    verb
    The act of losing consciousness or to slip away in a figurative sense.
    She fainted right in the middle of the party.
    Elle s'est évanouie en plein milieu de la fête.
    To gradually disappear.
    The hope of seeing the sun vanished with the clouds.
    L'espoir de voir le soleil s'évanouit avec les nuages.
    To be eliminated suddenly.
    The tension in the room dissipated after the announcement.
    La tension dans la salle s'est évanouie après l'annonce.

    Etymology

    From the verb s’évanouir, derived from the Latin 'evanescere' which means 'to disappear'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to faint
    Familiar expression meaning to faint.
    tomber dans les pommes
    to vanish into thin air
    To disappear without a trace.
    s'évanouir dans la nature
    to disappear in the blink of an eye
    To disappear very quickly.
    s'évanouir en un clin d'œil

    Related Words

    evanescence
    The state of what disappears.
    évanescence
    fainting
    Loss of consciousness.
    évanouissement
    disappearance
    The act of disappearing.
    disparition

    Slang Meanings

    To be in 'disconnection' mode.
    He is so tired that he faints every time he sits down.
    Il est tellement fatigué qu'il s'évanouit chaque fois qu'il s'assoit.
    To fall into trigonometry (into a state of confusion).
    He is so lost in math that he faints as soon as we talk about statistics.
    Il est si perdu en maths qu'il s'évanouit dès qu'on parle de statistiques.