/e.va.nwiʁ/
Translation
to faint; to vanish (s'évanouir)
Word origin
From Old French esvanuir, from a Vulgar Latin exvanire, itself from Latin evanescere ('to fade away'), from vanus ('empty').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- evanescere
- English cognates
- vanish, vain, evanescent
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -ir (finir-style) conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | évanouis | évanouissais | évanouis | évanouirai | évanouirais |
| tu | évanouis | évanouissais | évanouis | évanouiras | évanouirais |
| il/elle | évanouit | évanouissait | évanouit | évanouira | évanouirait |
| nous | évanouissons | évanouissions | évanouîmes | évanouirons | évanouirions |
| vous | évanouissez | évanouissiez | évanouîtes | évanouirez | évanouiriez |
| ils/elles | évanouissent | évanouissaient | évanouirent | évanouiront | évanouiraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | évanouisse | évanouisse |
| tu | évanouisses | évanouisses |
| il/elle | évanouisse | évanouît |
| nous | évanouissions | évanouissions |
| vous | évanouissiez | évanouissiez |
| ils/elles | évanouissent | évanouissent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | évanouis |
| nous | évanouissons |
| vous | évanouissez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- évanouissant
- Past participle
- évanoui · évanouie · évanouis · évanouies
Examples
'.
She thought she was going to faint.
' .
People often faint in the heat.
' .
He used to faint at the sight of blood.
' .
Don't go fainting on me now.
' uns .
They were passing out one after another.
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