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enterrer

/ɑ̃teʁe/
enterrerverb
/ɑ̃teʁe/
Verbe transitif du premier groupe.
Translations
buryLiteral burial or covering with soil; also figuratively suppressing a matter, decisively defeating someone, or treating someone as finished.
Ils ont enterré leur grand-père dans le cimetière du village.
They buried their grandfather in the village cemetery.
Les ouvriers ont enterré les câbles à un mètre de profondeur.
The workers buried the cables one meter underground.
La direction a enterré le projet sans donner d’explication.
Management buried the project without giving an explanation.
À ce tournoi, cette jeune joueuse a enterré toutes ses rivales.
At this tournament, this young player buried all her rivals.
Les critiques avaient enterré cet acteur, mais son dernier film lui a rendu sa popularité.
Critics had buried this actor, but his latest film restored his popularity.
La direction a enterré le projet sans donner d’explication.
Management shelved the project without giving an explanation.
La direction a enterré le projet sans donner d’explication.
Management suppressed the project without giving an explanation.
Malgré son grand âge, il nous enterrera tous.
Despite his great age, he will outlive us all.
Malgré son grand âge, il nous enterrera tous.
Despite his great age, he will outlast us all.
À ce tournoi, cette jeune joueuse a enterré toutes ses rivales.
At this tournament, this young player outclassed all her rivals.
À ce tournoi, cette jeune joueuse a enterré toutes ses rivales.
At this tournament, this young player outshone all her rivals.
À ce tournoi, cette jeune joueuse a enterré toutes ses rivales.
At this tournament, this young player outdid all her rivals.
write offPhrasal verb
Les critiques avaient enterré cet acteur, mais son dernier film lui a rendu sa popularité.
Critics had written this actor off, but his latest film restored his popularity.
dismissConsider someone or something finished or no longer promising.
Les critiques avaient enterré cet acteur, mais son dernier film lui a rendu sa popularité.
Critics had dismissed this actor as finished, but his latest film restored his popularity.
Definitions
To place a dead person’s body in the ground or otherwise carry out their burial.
Ils ont enterré leur grand-père dans le cimetière du village.
To place something beneath the surface of the ground or cover it with soil.
Les ouvriers ont enterré les câbles à un mètre de profondeur.
To ensure that a matter, question, or project goes no further and falls into oblivion.Figurative
La direction a enterré le projet sans donner d’explication.
To live longer than another person.ColloquialFigurative
Malgré son grand âge, il nous enterrera tous.
To surpass someone by a very wide margin in abilities, qualities, or results.ColloquialFigurative
À ce tournoi, cette jeune joueuse a enterré toutes ses rivales.
To regard someone or something that is still active or in use as finished, obsolete, or without a future.Figurative
Les critiques avaient enterré cet acteur, mais son dernier film lui a rendu sa popularité.
Synonyms
abandonner
dépasser
distancer
éclipser
écraser
enfouir
ensevelir
étouffer
inhumer
occulter
recouvrir
surclasser
surpasser
surplanter
survivre
Antonyms
découvrir
déterrer
exhumer
relancer
rouvrir
enterrerverb
Definitions
To sink into the ground, wholly or partly.
À l’approche de l’hiver, la tortue s’enterre dans le sol.
To withdraw to an isolated or quiet place, giving up social contact or outside activities.ColloquialFigurative
Depuis sa retraite, il s’est enterré dans une maison à l’écart du village.
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