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béguin — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • crush verb To squeeze or press something so hard that its shape or structure is destroyed.
  • infatuation noun An intense but often short-lived attraction or passion for someone.

Senses

béguin is used for these senses in English:

  • crush (informal, by extension) The human object of such infatuation or affection.
  • infatuation An immensely strong love or sexual attraction.

crush — full definition

  1. verb To squeeze or press something so hard that its shape or structure is destroyed.
  2. verb To defeat someone or something completely and forcefully.
  3. noun A strong but usually short-lived romantic infatuation, or the person it is directed at.
  4. noun A dense, uncomfortable crowd of people.

Related French words