Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 schwarz geworden durch Ruß
, 🇪🇸 habiendo quedado negro de hollín
, 🇮🇹 diventato di colore nero a causa della fuliggine
, 🇵🇹 tornou-se preto de fuligem
, 🇨🇳 变成
, 🇯🇵 なる
, 🇰🇷 되다
, 🇸🇦 أصبح أسودًا بسببه الرماد
, 🇮🇳 धुएँ से काला हो जाना
Definition
🇫🇷 devenue noire de suie
🇬🇧 Having become black of soot
Usage Examples
- Je souhaite devenir ingénieur après mes études.
- Elle est devenue très confiante en parlant en public.
- Le vieux café a commencé à devenir gris après la pluie.
Etymology
The French verb *devenir* derives from the Latin *devenīre*, literally “to come to” or “to arrive at.” It combines the prefix *de-* (away, down) with *venīre* “to come,” forming a verb that originally meant “to come into being” or “to become.” The term entered Old French in the 12th century as *devenir*, retaining its core sense of change or transition.
Synonyms
se transformer en
passer à
s'évoluer en
se métamorphoser en
se changer en
se muter en
se faire
Antonyms
rester
demeurer
se stabiliser
revenir
rester inchangé