égarer

(Redirected from s'égarer)

French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old French esgarer. By surface analysis, é- +‎ garer.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /e.ɡa.ʁe/
  • (file)

Verb edit

égarer

  1. (transitive) to misplace
    Near-synonym: perdre
    La dernière fois que je l’avais vu, il avait égaré ses clefs.
    Last time I saw him he had misplaced his keys.
  2. (transitive) to mislead, misinform
    Synonym: tromper
  3. (transitive) to lead astray
    Synonym: fourvoyer
  4. (reflexive) to get lost, go astray, to lose one's way; to wander
    Synonyms: se perdre, (informal) se paumer
    Ils se sont égarés dans la forêt.
    They got lost in the forest.

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