Grammatical class
Verb
rougir
(intransitive) to redden
Details
Syllables
rou-gir
Phonetics
ʁu.ʒiʁ
Grammatical class
Verb
Freq. (books)
4855
Freq. (movies)
10058
Freq. (news)
14523
Sentences
Tu me fais rougir.
You're making me blush.
Tu l'as fait rougir.
You made him blush.
Ne me fais pas rougir.
Don't make me blush.
Il n'y a pas à rougir.
You don't have to be so shy about it.
John a commencé à rougir.
John started to grow red.
Arrête de me regarder comme ça, tu vas me faire rougir.
Stop looking at me like that, you'll make me blush.
Je n'ai pas pu m'empêcher de rougir.
I couldn't help blushing.
Michael ne pouvait s'empêcher de rougir.
Michael couldn't help blushing.
Ci-gît quelqu'un qui eut de bonnes intentions, essaya un peu et échoua souvent : — Voilà sans doute son épitaphe, dont il n'aurait pas à rougir.
Here lies one who meant well, tried a little, failed much: — surely that may be his epitaph of which he need not be ashamed.