assoiffé

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.swa.fe/

Participle

assoiffé (feminine assoiffée, masculine plural assoiffés, feminine plural assoiffées)

1. past participle of assoiffer

Adjective

assoiffé (feminine assoiffée, masculine plural assoiffés, feminine plural assoiffées)

1. very thirsty (needing to drink)

Usage notes

The standard way of saying "to be thirsty" in French is avoir soif (“to have thirst”). Compare avoir faim ~ affamé.

Further reading

• “assoiffé”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.