Voici l’entier de l’article sur les verbes de transformation. Ce sujet vous aidera à traduire votre pensée en anglais sans avoir à hésiter quand vous parlez ou rédigez un texte quel qu’il soit.
Sachez aussi que je donne également des cours de préparation aux Certifications officielles de Cambridge (débutant A1 à avancé C1).
Maintenant, la suite du sujet :
GENERAL VERBS
Voici différentes manières de traduire en anglais le verbe devenir ou des verbes de transformation de base :
Devenir … = to become …, to go …, to get …, to turn (into) …, to come …
- My dream came true! = Mon rêve est devenu réalité !
Se transformer en … = to change into …, to transform into …, to turn into …
- Our holidays turned into a nightmare! = Nos vacances se sont transformées en cauchemar !
Muter = to mutate
SE TRANSFORMER POUR LE MIEUX (alphabetical)
Devenir (plus) simple, sociable = to become simple(r), (more) outgoing/sociable
Grandir = (in size or height) to grow, to become bigger/taller ; (to become more mature) to grow up
Mûrir = (fruit) to ripen, to get/become ripe ; (pers.) to become mature, to mature, to grow up
Progresser, faire des progrès = to progress, to make progress
S’améliorer = to get better, to improve
Se calmer = to calm down, to quiet down, to become quiet
S’éclairer, s’illuminer, se clarifier = to light up, to become clear(er)
Tomber amoureux = to fall in love (with)
SE TRANSFORMER POUR LE PIRE (alphabetical)
Devenir fou, insupportable, compliqué … = to go crazy, to become unbearable, to get complicated, …
Empirer = to worsen
Moisir, pourrir = to rot (rotten = moisi, pourri)
Renchérir = to become more expensive
Rougir = to blush, to go/turn red, to redden
Rouiller = to rust
S’abîmer, s’altérer = to fall into disrepair ; (perishable) to spoil, to go bad, to go off
S’altérer = to deteriorate
S’assombrir = to darken, to get dark, to grow dark – It’s getting dark ; (face) to cloud over ; (pers.) to become gloomy
S’énerver = to get nervous, to work oneself up
Se salir = to get dirty
Tomber malade = to fall ill, to get sick
SPECIFIC MEANING (alphabetical)
Apparaître = to appear
Augmenter = to increase, to rise, to grow, to go up
Bronzer, brunir = to tan, to get a tan, to go braun
Changer d’avis = to change one’s mind – He changed his mind
Disparaître = to disappear
Fusionner = to merge
Geler = to freeze
Jaunir, brunir, verdir, etc. = to turn or to go yellow, braun, green, etc.
Passer (à autre chose) = to move to (something else)
Rajeunir = to become younger
S’affaiblir = to weaken
S’affiner = to get thinner
Sécher = to dry
Se dissoudre, fondre = to dissolve, to melt
Se durcir = to harden, to solidify, (fig.) to harden, to toughen, to become harder, to become more severe
S’éloigner = to go/move away (from)
Se mouiller = (pr.) to get wet, (fig.) to stick your neck out, to get your hands dirty, to get involved
S’endormir = to fall asleep, to drop off, to nod off
S’envoler =(bird) to fly away, to take flight, (plane) to take off
S’épaissir = to thicken
Se ramollir ou s’adoucir = to soften, to go soft
Se renforcer = to strengthen
Se réveiller = to wake up
Se révéler = to reveal oneself, to show oneself, to prove – the exercise proved (to be) easy
Se séparer = (pr.+fig.) to separate (from), (fig.) to part (with), to split up/off
S’évaporer = to evaporate
S’habituer = to get used to (sth. or -ing form)
Suer = to sweat
Vieillir = to get old ; (population) to grow old, to age
We did it! Now you just have to repeat your verbs in short phrases that you can try to create.
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See you next time
Cathy