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s'affaisser — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • droop verb To bend or hang downward, especially from tiredness, weakness, or lack of support.
  • sag verb To sink or bend downward in the middle from weight or pressure.

Senses

s'affaisser is used for these senses in English:

  • droop (intransitive) To hang downward; to sag.
  • sag (figuratively) To lose firmness, elasticity, vigor, or a thriving state; to sink; to droop; to flag; to bend; to yield, as the mind or spirits, under the pressure of care, trouble, doubt, or the like; to be unsettled or unbalanced.

droop — full definition

  1. verb To bend or hang downward, especially from tiredness, weakness, or lack of support.
  2. verb To lose energy, enthusiasm, or spirit.

sag — full definition

  1. verb To sink or bend downward in the middle from weight or pressure.
  2. verb To lose energy, firmness, or morale over time.
  3. noun A droop or dip where something has sunk or bent.

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