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fatiguer

to tire, to exhaust

verb fah-tee-GEH Less Common
Body & Health Health & Illness

Usage Note

Fatiguer means to make someone tired, and the reflexive se fatiguer means to grow tired or to tire oneself out. The adjective fatigant describes something or someone tiring, while fatigué describes the state of being tired. Learners often confuse fatigué (tired) with las (weary, fed up), which is more literary.

Examples

"Ce travail me fatigue beaucoup."

Natural Translation

This work tires me out a lot.

Literal Translation

This work to-me tires a-lot

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