WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| Principales traductions |
| appesantir⇒ vtr | (alourdir) | weigh [sth/sb] down vtr phrasal sep |
| | L'eau appesantit la toile de la tente. |
| | Water is weighing down the canvas of the tent. |
| appesantir vtr | (accabler) | overwhelm⇒, overburden⇒ vtr |
| | | weigh [sth/sb] down vtr phrasal sep |
| | | slow [sth/sb] down vtr phrasal sep |
| | La vieillesse appesantit notre corps. |
| | Old age weighs our bodies down. |
| s'appesantir sur [qch] v pron + prép | (insister sur un sujet) | dwell on [sth] vi + prep |
| | Nous n'allons pas nous appesantir trois jours sur ce sujet. |
| | We are not going to spend three days dwelling on this subject. |
| s'appesantir sur [qqn/qch] v pron + prép | (frapper durement) | weigh heavily on [sb/sth] v expr |
| | Le malheur s'appesantissait sur la famille. |
| | Hardship weighed heavily on the family. |