languis in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for languis in the French»English Dictionary

I.languir [lɑ̃ɡiʀ] VB intr

1. languir (manquer d'énergie):

languir personne, conversation:

to languish

languir économie:

to be sluggish

languir dans l'incertitude/d'ennui

to languish in uncertainty/in boredom

2. languir (souffrir d'attendre):

languir après qn

to pine for sb

languir d'amour pour qn

to be pining with love for sb

je languis de vous revoir

I'm longing to see you

faire languir qn

to keep sb in suspense

ne me fais pas languir

don't keep me in suspense

3. languir (s'étioler) dated, liter:

languir personne:

to languish liter

languir plante:

to wither

II.se languir VB refl

se languir refl:

se languir

to pine (de for)

Translations for languis in the English»French Dictionary

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to languish in person: prison

languir en

to languish in bed

languir dans

to languish for (pine for) person

se languir de l'absence de

to keep sb on tenterhooks

faire languir qn

pine

languir (for après, to do de faire)

tell her the answer, put her out of her misery!

ne la laisse pas languir plus longtemps, donne-lui la réponse!

flag conversation:

languir

to long for sb

avoir très envie de voir qn, se languir de qn liter

languis in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for languis in the French»English Dictionary

I.languir [lɑ̃giʀ] VB intr

1. languir (s'enliser):

languir conversation

to flag

2. languir (patienter):

faire languir qn

to make sb wait

II.languir [lɑ̃giʀ] VB refl

se languir de qn

to pine for sb

Translations for languis in the English»French Dictionary

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pine

se languir

to pine for sb/sth

languir après qn/qc

languish

(se) languir

to languish for sth

languir après qc

to keep sb in suspense

faire languir qn

hanker after

se languir de

to keep sb on tenterhooks

faire languir qn

flag conversation

languir

to play hard to get

faire languir

to burn to +infin

se languir de +infin

languis Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

faire languir qn

to make sb wait

se languir de qn

to pine for sb