s'évanouir

s'évanouir
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun (e.g., se lever).
pronominal verb
a. to faint
Je me suis évanoui en voyant la créature terrifiante.I fainted when I saw the terrifying creature.
b. to pass out
Il est important de s'asseoir lorsqu'on sent que l'on est sur le point de s'évanouir.It's important to sit down when you feel like you're about to pass out.
c. to lose consciousness
Le patient s'est évanoui à la vue de la grosse seringue.The patient lost consciousness at the sight of the large syringe.
a. to disappear
Le criminel s'est échappé de la prison et s'est évanoui dans la nature.The criminal escaped from the prison and disappeared into the wild.
b. to vanish
Lorsque les policiers ont débarqué sur son lieu de travail, le suspect s'est évanoui sans laisser de traces.When the police arrived at his workplace, the suspect vanished without a trace.
3.
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
(figurative)
(to cease to exist)
a. to vanish
Tous nos espoirs se sont évanouis quand nous avons appris la mauvaise nouvelle.All our hopes vanished when we heard the bad news.
b. to fade away
Plus je vieillis, et plus j'ai l'impression que mon passé s'évanouit.The older I get, the more I feel like my past is fading away.
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