English–French
“go flat” in French
French
Pronunciation
IPA/kʁəve/
Example
Le pneu a crevé sur la route.
The tire went flat on the road.
How to say “go flat” in French
“Go flat” in French is crever.
A tire or balloon loses its air through a tear and collapses, extending figuratively to a person whose energy or life is gone.
Example sentences with crever
Après le marathon, il crève de fatigue.
After the marathon, he is dead tired.
Tips for using crever
- In colloquial French, être crevé means 'to be exhausted', while crever for 'to die' is also familiar and can sound blunt.