French Conversation · Level 50
74 words
French word
fatiguer
Pronunciation
IPA/fatige/
Meaning
- verbtire
Example
La marche me fatigue.
The walk tires me.
More examples
Les écrans fatiguent la vue.
Screens strain the eyes.
Core concept
A person's physical or mental reserves are worn down until effort feels difficult and continuing becomes taxing.
Common phrases
fatiguer quelqu'un
tire ___ out
fatiguer la vue
strain the eyes
Similar words
épuiser: To exhaust the body so completely that movement becomes difficult.
lasser: To diminish enthusiasm or interest and make further effort feel burdensome.
ennuyer: To mentally drain someone through tedious repetition or boredom.
Definition in French
Faire perdre de l'énergie à quelqu'un, physiquement ou mentalement, et provoquer un état de lassitude.
Word origin
French fatiguer descends from Latin fatigare, meaning to tire, through Old French, and belongs to the same word family as fatigue and fatigué.
Usage tips
- Fatiguer takes a direct object for the person affected, as in La marche me fatigue, whereas être fatigué describes that person's resulting state.