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numb Meaning in French (numb signification en français)

adjectiveengourdi, sidéré
verbengourdir
Synonymes:insensiblehébété
engourdi in English:numb
Phonetic:ɑ̃ɡuʁdi
Plural: numbs
Gender:Masculin
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La signification de numb en français est engourdi, sidéré, engourdir. (Qui ne ressent aucune sensation physique, ou incapable de bouger.)

Definitions of Numb

  1. 1
    adjective
    engourdi

    Feeling no physical sensation, or unable to move.

    Qui ne ressent aucune sensation physique, ou incapable de bouger.

  2. 2
    verb
    engourdir

    To deprive of sensation or feeling.

    Priver de sensation ou de sentiment.

  3. 3
    adjective
    sidéré

    Unable to think, feel, or react normally because of shock or extreme emotion.

    Incapable de penser, de ressentir ou de réagir normalement en raison d'un choc ou d'une émotion extrême.

Example Sentences

casual

“My fingers were numb with cold.”

Mes doigts étaient engourdis par le froid.

medical

“The dentist numbed my tooth before the extraction.”

Le dentiste a engourdi ma dent avant l'extraction.

casual

“She felt numb with grief after the news.”

Elle se sentait sidérée de chagrin après la nouvelle.

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Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

insensiblehébété

In English:

insensibleunfeelingdeadened

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In French:

sensiblevif

Inflected Word Forms

past tensenumbed
present participlenumbing
nounnumbness

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

numb with shockcollocation

Unable to feel or react due to extreme surprise or trauma.

numb with coldcollocation

Having lost sensation due to extreme cold.