withering in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for withering in the English»French Dictionary

withering [Brit ˈwɪðərɪŋ, Am ˈwɪðərɪŋ] ADJ

withering look

plein de mépris

withering contempt, comment

cinglant

I.wither [Brit ˈwɪðə, Am ˈwɪðər] VB trans

1. wither plant:

wither

flétrir

2. wither liter face, feelings:

wither

flétrir

II.wither [Brit ˈwɪðə, Am ˈwɪðər] VB intr

wither plant:

wither

se flétrir

wither away VB [Brit ˈwɪðə -, Am ˈwɪðər -]

wither away spirit:

s'atrophier

wither away hope, interest:

s'évanouir

Translations for withering in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

flétrissement liter

withering

dessèchement (amaigrissement)

withering

fusiller qn du regard

to give sb a withering look

faner plante

to wither

faner fleurs, plantes:

to wither, to wilt

se faner

to wither, to wilt

se flétrir plante:

to wither

se dessécher végétation:

to wither

se dessécher

to wither

languir plante:

to wither

withering in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for withering in the English»French Dictionary

withering [ˈwɪðərɪŋ] ADJ

1. withering (dry):

withering

desséchant(e)

withering heat

accablant(e)

2. withering (contemptuous):

withering look, remark

méprisant(e)

withering scorn

cinglant(e)

I.wither [ˈwɪðəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB intr

1. wither (become dry):

wither plant

se dessécher

wither flower

se faner

2. wither (lose vitality):

wither

dépérir

wither beauty

se faner

3. wither fig:

to wither (away) hope

s'évanouir

4. wither MED:

wither limb

s'atrophier

II.wither [ˈwɪðəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans

1. wither (make dry):

wither

dessécher

wither flower

faner

2. wither fig hope:

wither

détruire

to wither sb (with a look)

foudroyer qn du regard

3. wither MED:

wither limb

atrophier

Translations for withering in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

flétrissement

withering

dépérir plante

to wither

la pollution fait dépérir les arbres

pollution is withering the trees

flétrir visage

to wither

se flétrir

to wither

se flétrir

to wither

fusiller qn du regard

to give sb a withering look

dessécher végétation, plantes

to wither

dessécher personne, corps

to wither

se dessécher

to wither

s'étioler plante

to wither

withering Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to wither (away) hope

s'évanouir

to wither sb (with a look)

foudroyer qn du regard

to give sb a withering look

fusiller qn du regard

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The fragrant flowers are white withering to a pale orange, appearing in large terminal clusters.

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However, these claims have come under withering attack.

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The scalp is bony with dry, withering hair that is lacking.

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While still under withering fire, all elements of the battalion continued advancing toward the city.

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It makes no sense for these songs to be sitting on a hard drive, withering away.

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They have a tendency to persist on the plant after withering, forming an irregular skirt around the trunk.

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However, their ranks were thinned by withering enfilading enemy fire and their advance was halted.

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The first elder they present their argument to is an old withering apricot tree.

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From these grow several naked green stems, each with a few withering, curling leaves.

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The processing typically takes two to three days from withering to drying with a relatively short oxidation period of several hours.

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