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live down

/lɪv daʊn/

live downverb

lived down

Past Simple

lived down

Past Participle

living down

Gerund

/lɪv daʊn/

Translations

faire oublierSe dit d’une faute, d’une humiliation ou d’une gêne que le temps permet de faire oublier.

After the incident at the party, it took him years to live down the embarrassment.

Après l’incident à la fête, il lui a fallu des années pour faire oublier cet embarras.

Definitions

To overcome the shame or embarrassment of something; to make people forget about a mistake or misdeed over time.

After the incident at the party, it took him years to live down the embarrassment.

Synonyms

get over

move on from