French word

enterrer

Pronunciation

IPA/ɑ̃teʁe/

Meaning

  • verbbury

Example

Nous allons enterrer le chien demain.

We are going to bury the dog tomorrow.

Illustration for enterrer (bury)

More examples

Elle a choisi d'enterrer un secret de famille plutôt que d'en parler.

She chose to bury a family secret rather than talk about it.

Core concept

A body or object passes beneath a layer of earth and disappears from view, with the same image extending to concealed matters.

Common phrases

  • enterrer un secret

    bury a secret

  • enterrer son passé

    bury one's past

Similar words

cacher: To keep something out of people's sight.
couvrir: To cover something from above with another material so it cannot be seen.
dissimuler: To hide something so that others do not notice it.

Definition in French

Signifie recouvrir de terre pour rendre quelqu'un ou quelque chose invisible ou dissimulé, au sens propre et par extension au sens figuré.

Word origin

Enterrer comes from Old French and combines en- meaning 'in' with terre meaning 'earth', from Latin terra.

Usage tips

  • As a transitive verb, enterrer takes a direct object without a preposition, as in enterrer le chien.

Other meanings

  • hideverb

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