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emaciating

/ɪˈmeɪʃiˌeɪtɪŋ/

Traductions

emaciatingnoun

Gerund: the act or process of causing or becoming abnormally thin.

amaigrissementAction ou processus d’amaigrissement anormal ; usage rare comme nom.

Prolonged starvation leads to severe emaciating.

Une famine prolongée conduit à un amaigrissement sévère.

Traductions supplémentaires

dépérissementInsiste sur l’affaiblissement progressif associé à la perte de poids.

Synonymes

wasting away

emaciatinggerund / present participle

Used attributively or predicatively to describe something that causes or is undergoing emaciation.

amaigrissantQui fait maigrir, qui provoque un amaigrissement anormal.

The emaciating fever swept through the camp.

La fièvre amaigrissante a ravagé le camp.

Traductions supplémentaires

dépérissantSe dit d’une personne ou d’un être vivant qui devient anormalement maigre et faible.

Synonymes

emaciateverb

emaciating

Gerund

emaciated

Past Simple

emaciated

Past Participle

emaciating

Gerund

/ɪˈmeɪʃiˌeɪt/

émacierVerbe transitif littéraire ou médical.

The severe drought emaciated the livestock, leaving them frail and undernourished.

La grave sécheresse a émacié le bétail, le laissant faible et sous-alimenté.

Traductions supplémentaires

s'émacierEmploi pronominal, surtout pour l'idée de dépérir ou perdre fortement du poids.

Synonymes

slim down

Antonymes

Définitions

emaciatingnoun

The act or process of making or becoming abnormally thin or weak.

Prolonged starvation leads to severe emaciating.

emaciatinggerund / present participle

Causing someone or something to become abnormally thin or weak; wasting.

The emaciating fever swept through the camp.

In the process of becoming abnormally thin.

She cared for the emaciating child with great tenderness.

emaciateverb

To cause to become abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or lack of food.

The severe drought emaciated the livestock, leaving them frail and undernourished.

To waste away and become abnormally thin or weak.

After months of starvation, the prisoners began to emaciate, their ribs plainly visible.