s'enfoncer

Definitions of s'enfoncer
  1. verb
    descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
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    type of:
    chuter, descendre, tomber
    move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
  2. verb
    cause to sink
    synonyms: sombrer
    couler, sombrer
    go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
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    types:
    déposer
    cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
    type of:
    bouger, déplacer
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  3. verb
    sink down or precipitate
    synonyms: couler
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    type of:
    couler, sombrer
    go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
  4. verb
    fall or descend to a lower place or level
    synonyms: s'effondrer, tomber
    s'effondrer
    fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
    laisser tomber, lâcher
    let fall to the ground
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    types:
    fléchir, s'abaisser
    droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
    courber, fléchir
    cause to sag
    flotter
    hang loosely, like an empty bag
    type of:
    changer de posture
    undergo a change in bodily posture
  5. verb
    fall or sink heavily
    synonyms: s'affaisser
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    type of:
    s'effrondrer, s'écrouler
    break down, literally or metaphorically
  6. verb
    disappear beyond the horizon
    synonyms: descendre
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    antonyms:
    monter
    come up, of celestial bodies
    type of:
    chuter, descendre, tomber
    move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
  7. verb
    fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
    synonyms: s'effondrer
    s'effondrer, tomber
    fall or descend to a lower place or level
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    type of:
    baisser, diminuer
    go down in value
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