Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 stöhnen
, 🇪🇸 gemir
, 🇮🇹 geme
, 🇵🇹 gemer
, 🇨🇳 呻吟
, 🇯🇵 うめく
, 🇰🇷 비참하게 울부짖다
, 🇸🇦 ينوح
, 🇮🇳 कंपना करना
Usage Examples
- Le bébé gémit quand il a faim.
- Le patient gémit doucement pendant l'examen.
- Le vent gémissait à travers les feuilles.
Etymology
**gémir** comes from Old French *gémir*, itself borrowed from Latin *gemere* “to groan, moan.” The Latin verb is derived from the Proto‑Indo‑European root *gʰem- “to weep or cry,” which also gives Latin *gemitus* “groan.” The word entered French in the 12th c., retaining its original sense of a low, aching sound and later acquiring more figurative uses.
Synonyms
pleurer
hurler
clamer
crier
géner
grouiller
géner (archaïste)
Antonyms
rire
sourire
se réjouir
exulter
satisfaire