| Principales traductions |
| deepen⇒ vi | (become deeper) (lac, trou) | devenir plus profond loc v |
| | (brouillard) | s'épaissir⇒ v pron |
| | The hole deepened as the workers continued to dig. |
| | Le trou devenait plus profond vu que les ouvriers continuaient à creuser. |
| deepen vi | figurative (intensify) (sentiment) | s'intensifier⇒ v pron |
| | (intérêt, sentiment) | s'accroître⇒ v pron |
| | (crise) | s'aggraver⇒ v pron |
| | Alison's love for her husband deepened over the years. |
| | The mystery deepened when we found a single shoe abandoned on the shore. |
| | L'amour d'Allison pour son mari s'intensifiait au fil des ans. |
| deepen vi | (color: become darker) (couleur) | s'intensifier v impers |
| | The red of the berries deepened as they grew ripe. |
| | Le rouge des baies s'intensifiait lorsqu'elles devenaient mûres. |
| deepen vi | (sound: become lower in tone) (voix) | s'amenuiser⇒ v pron |
| | (son, bruit) | s'amoindrir⇒ v pron |
| | The echoes of their voices deepened as they went further into the tunnel. |
| deepen [sth]⇒ vtr | (make [sth] deeper) (un trou,...) | approfondir⇒, agrandir⇒ vtr |
| | The gardener used a small spade to deepen the hole. |
| deepen [sth] vtr | figurative (intensify [sth]) | intensifier⇒ vtr |
| | (des convictions) | renforcer⇒ vtr |
| | (un mystère) | épaissir⇒ vtr |
| | The arguments deepened Robert's conviction that he was right. The latest clue only deepened the mystery. |
| | Les arguments ne faisaient que renforcer la conviction de Robert comme quoi il avait raison. |
| | Le dernier indice ne faisait qu'épaissir le mystère. |
| deepen [sth] vtr | (color: make darker) (une couleur,...) | assombrir⇒, foncer⇒ vtr |
| | (l'obscurité) | renforcer⇒ vtr |
| | The painter deepened the red of the apples in the shadow areas. |
| deepen [sth] vtr | (sound: make lower in tone) (un son) | rendre plus grave loc v |
| | The guitarist changed the tuning of his strings to deepen the tone. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| deepen⇒ vi | figurative (problem: grow worse) (problème, crise) | s'aggraver⇒, s'intensifier⇒ v pron |
| | Our financial troubles deepened when I lost my job. |
| | Nos problèmes financiers se sont aggravés quand j'ai perdu mon emploi. |
| deepen vi | figurative (knowledge, etc.: become fuller) (connaissances) | s'approfondir⇒ v pron |
| | My understanding of other people deepens as I get older. |
| deepen [sth]⇒ vtr | (knowledge, etc.: gain more) (des connaissances,...) | approfondir⇒ vtr |
| | This course has deepened my knowledge of Japanese history. |
| deepen [sth] vtr | (problem: make worse) (un problème,...) | aggraver⇒ vtr |
| | The recession has deepened the unemployment problem in many countries. |