deepen

deepen
deepen
A vtr
1 (dig out) creuser [channel, hollow] ;
2 fig (intensify) augmenter [admiration, concern, dismay, interest, love, shame] ; approfondir [knowledge, awareness, understanding] ;
3 (make lower) rendre [qch] plus grave [voice, pitch, tone] ;
4 (make darker) foncer [colour] ; améliorer [tan].
B vi
1 [river, water] devenir plus profond ; [snow, mud] s'épaissir ; [wrinkle, line] se creuser ;
2 fig (intensify) [admiration, concern, dismay, interest, love, shame] augmenter ; [knowledge, awareness, understanding] s'approfondir ; [crisis, difficulties] s'aggraver ; [mystery] s'épaissir ; [silence] se faire plus profond ; [rift, gap] s'élargir ;
3 (grow lower) [voice, pitch, tone] devenir plus grave ;
4 (grow darker) [colour] foncer ; [tan] devenir de plus en plus foncé ; [darkness, night] s'épaissir.
C deepening pres p adj
1 fig (intensifying) [darkness, emotion, interest, mystery, need, rift] croissant ; [crisis] de plus en plus grave ; [awareness, understanding] de plus en plus approfondi ; [confusion] de plus en plus grand ; [conviction] de plus en plus profond ;
2 lit [water] de plus en plus haut ; [snow, mud] de plus en plus épais/épaisse ;
3 (becoming lower) [pitch, tone] de plus en plus grave ;
4 (becoming darker) [colour] de plus en plus foncé.

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