affadir
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affadir
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
a. to make bland
J'ai peur d'affadir la sauce si j'ajoute de la crème.I'm afraid to make the sauce bland if I add cream.
b. to make tasteless
Ajouter trop d'eau va affadir la soupe.Adding too much water will make the soup tasteless.
2. (figurative) (to deprive of its strength)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. to weaken
Malheureusement, la censure a affadi tout ce qui faisait l'intérêt du roman.Unfortunately, censorship has weakened everything that made the novel interesting.
Conjugations
Participles
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Indicative of "s'affadir"
Irregularities are in red
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Collins French Verb Conjugation Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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