English–French

“dissolve” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/disudʁ/

Example

Elle dissout le sucre dans son café.

She dissolves sugar in her coffee.

Illustration for dissoudre (dissolve)

How to say “dissolve” in French

“Dissolve” in French is dissoudre.

Something held together is loosened until it becomes part of what surrounds it or no longer exists as a separate whole.

Full entry for dissoudre: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with dissoudre

La chaleur aide à dissoudre la colle plus vite.

Heat helps dissolve the glue more quickly.

Tips for using dissoudre

  • Dissoudre is irregular in the present tense: je dissous, elle dissout, nous dissolvons, and ils dissolvent; its past participle is dissous.

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