What is 'écoeurant' called in English?

'écoeurant' in English is called "Sickening". Sickening refers to: Qui provoque un fort sentiment de dégoût, de révulsion ou de nausée.

How do you pronounce 'Sickening' and 'écoeurant'?

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What is an example sentence for Sickening in French?

English: "The smell from the garbage dump was sickening." | French: "L'odeur de la décharge était écoeurante."

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English to French Dictionary

sickening Meaning in French (sickening signification en français)

écoeurant, répugnant

Synonymes:dégoûtantrévoltantnauséabond

écoeurant in English:sickening

Phonetic:é-kœ-rɑ̃

Plural: sickening

Gender:Épicène

Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de sickening en français est écoeurant, répugnant. (Qui provoque un fort sentiment de dégoût, de révulsion ou de nausée.)

Definitions of Sickening

1
adjective
écoeurant
Causing a strong feeling of disgust, revulsion, or nausea.
Qui provoque un fort sentiment de dégoût, de révulsion ou de nausée.
2
adjective
répugnant
Extremely unpleasant, shocking, or offensive, often in a moral sense.
Extrêmement désagréable, choquant ou offensant, souvent dans un sens moral.

Example Sentences

casual

“The smell from the garbage dump was sickening.”

L'odeur de la décharge était écoeurante.

casual

“The details of the crime were sickening to hear.”

Les détails du crime étaient répugnants à entendre.

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Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

dégoûtantrévoltantnauséabond

In English:

disgusting nauseating revolting appalling offensive

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In French:

appétissantagréable

In English:

pleasant delightful appealing agreeable

Inflected Word Forms

infinitivesicken

past participlesickened

nounsickness

adjectivesick

adverbsickeningly

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

a sickening feelingcollocation

A strong sense of dread, disgust, or nausea.

a sickening sightcollocation

Something extremely unpleasant or horrifying to witness.