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assoiffer

make thirsty, parch

verb ah-swah-FEH Rare
Body & Health Senses

Usage Note

Assoiffer means to cause intense thirst, and is almost always used in the past participle as an adjective: assoiffé (parched, thirsting). Figuratively assoiffé de pouvoir (power-hungry) or assoiffé de vengeance (thirsting for revenge) are very common expressions in literary and journalistic French.

Examples

"La longue marche les avait complètement assoiffés."

Natural Translation

The long walk had made them completely parched.

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