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enterrer

Pronunciation: /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁe/

“enterrer” is a French word. Its 7 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to bury (put underground); to inter
  2. to ditch, to bury (a plan, a memory, a legislative proposal, etc.)
  3. to outlive, to survive (someone)
  4. to hide
  5. to enjoy something before it is gone
  6. to seclude oneself, to withdraw from the world to live in a remote location
  7. (of a horse) to carry the head very low

In French

  1. Enfouir, mettre dans la terre.
  2. Inhumer, mettre un corps en terre.
  3. Tuer en mettant en terre.
  4. Survivre à quelqu’un.
  5. Cacher.
  6. Dépenser beaucoup d’argent en remuements de terre.
  7. S’arranger de manière qu’une proposition, un projet n’aboutissent pas.
  8. Faire les dernières réjouissances de quelque chose qui se termine.
  9. Porter la tête très basse, en parlant d’un cheval.
  10. Quitter le monde pour vivre dans un endroit reculé.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French enterrer, from Old French enterrer, from Vulgar Latin *interrāre (“to put into earth”), from Latin terra. Equivalent to en- (“into”) + terre (“earth”) + -er (infinitive marker). Cognate with English inter.

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