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attendrir

/a.tɑ̃.dʁiʁ/ verb C2
  1. to make softer or more tender; to soften
  2. to soften (up) (figuratively)
  3. to soften up (become softer) (reflexive)
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Verb forms

Infinitive
attendrir
Present participle
attendrissant
Past participle
attendri
Present (je)
attendris
Future (je)
attendrirai
Passé composé (je)
ai attendri

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J'ajouterai même que je le quitte à l'instant, que l'histoire qu'il m'a contée de ce fils chéri, perdu autrefois, m'a fort touché ; en vérité, ses douleurs, ses craintes, ses espérances à ce sujet composeraient un poème attendrissant.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 578 · C1

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