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.

A1

Tu l'as fait rougir.

You made him blush.

A1

Ne me fais pas rougir.

Don't make me blush.

A1

Il n'y a pas à rougir.

You don't have to be so shy about it.

A1

John a commencé à rougir.

John started to grow red.

A2

Arrête de me regarder comme ça, tu vas me faire rougir.

Stop looking at me like that, you'll make me blush.

A2

Je n'ai pas pu m'empêcher de rougir.

I couldn't help blushing.

B1

Michael ne pouvait s'empêcher de rougir.

Michael couldn't help blushing.

B1

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.

C2