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anéantir

French → English

verb//a.ne.ɑ̃.tiʁ//

(destruction) To annihilate: to destroy something completely so that nothing remains; to wipe out

L'explosion a suffi à anéantir tout le quartier en quelques secondes seulement.

(English) The explosion was enough to annihilate the entire neighborhood in just a few seconds.

Les pesticides ont fini par anéantir les populations d'abeilles dans cette région.

(English) Pesticides have ended up wiping out the bee populations in this region.

verb//a.ne.ɑ̃.tiʁ//

(emotion) To shatter: to put someone in a state of extreme exhaustion or deep despair; to crush

La nouvelle de la disparition de son fils l'a totalement anéantie.

(English) The news of her son's disappearance totally shattered her.

Cette longue journée de randonnée sous la pluie a fini par anéantir nos forces.

(English) This long day of hiking in the rain ended up crushing our strength.

Entry ID: fr:en:anéantir · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary