French Conversation · Level 162
30 words
French word
désaltérer
Pronunciation
IPA/dezalteʁe/
Meaning
- verbquench
Example
Après le match, un verre d'eau m'a désaltéré.
After the match, a glass of water quenched my thirst.
More examples
En randonnée, il s'est désaltéré avec de l'eau.
While hiking, he quenched his thirst with water.
Core concept
A person drinks, and the body's demand for liquid is satisfied.
Common phrases
se désaltérer avec de l'eau
quench one's thirst with water
désaltérer quelqu'un
quench someone's thirst
Similar words
boire: To take liquid into the mouth and swallow it.
s'hydrater: To drink fluids regularly to maintain the body's water balance.
Definition in French
Rendre moins vive la soif en offrant une boisson; satisfaire la soif d'une personne ou la vôtre.
Word origin
Désaltérer is an Old French formation, desalterer, combining de- with alterer, a verb descended from Latin alterare.
Usage tips
- The common reflexive form se désaltérer describes drinking to relieve personal thirst; désaltérer quelqu'un is transitive and serves another person.
Opposites
- assoiffermake thirstyverb
- déshydraterdehydrateverb