How is the word exténuer translated from French to English

English translation
exhaust
verb

Rendre quelqu'un extrêmement fatigué.

To make someone extremely tired.

Examples with “exténuer”

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  • La longue randonnée nous a exténués. — The long hike exhausted us.

  • La rue sentait les gaz d'échappement. — The street smelled of car exhaust.

  • Nous avons épuisé nos économies. — We exhausted our savings.

  • Les gardes de nuit exténuent même les plus jeunes employés. — Night shifts exhaust even the youngest workers.

  • Un gaz d'échappement noir sortait du vieux bus. — Black exhaust poured from the old bus.

  • N'épuisons pas toutes les options d'un coup. — Let's not exhaust every option at once.

  • La chaleur vous exténue aussi ? — Does the heat exhaust you too?

  • Ce gaz d'échappement est-il normal pour un moteur diesel ? — Is that exhaust normal for a diesel engine?

  • La mine aura épuisé ses réserves avant l'hiver. — The mine will exhaust its reserves by winter.

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