déteindre

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See also: dêteindre

French

Etymology

From dé- +‎ teindre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.tɛ̃dʁ/
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Verb

déteindre

  1. (transitive) to bleach
  2. (reflexive) to lose one's color

Conjugation

This verb is conjugated like peindre. It uses the same endings as rendre or vendre, but its -nd- becomes -gn- before a vowel, and its past participle ends in 't' instead of a vowel.

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