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corser

complicate

verb kor-SEH Rare
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Also means

intensify (a flavour)

Usage Note

Corser literally means to add body or strength to something (originally to a sauce or wine), and metaphorically to make a situation more complex or dramatic: les choses se corsent ('things are getting complicated'). The reflexive se corser is very common in colloquial speech to signal rising stakes.

Examples

"Les choses se corsent depuis ce matin."

Natural Translation

Things have been getting complicated since this morning.

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