No. 8,484 in French
aggrave
"Aggrave" means "worsens" or "makes worse."
In a sentence
La situation se complique davantage, ce qui aggrave le problème.
The situation becomes more complicated, which aggravates the problem.
Here, 'aggrave' is used in the third person singular present tense to indicate worsening or intensifying a negative state.
Ne fais pas cela, tu risques d'aggraver la discorde.
Don't do that, you risk aggravating the disagreement.
In this sentence, 'aggraver' appears in the infinitive form, reflecting a potential action that could worsen a situation.
Son comportement irresponsable a aggravé la tension.
His irresponsible behavior aggravated the tension.
'Aggravé' is in the past participle form, used in the passé composé tense to signify that the action of worsening the tension has already occurred.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “aggrave” in actual French podcasts.
Find “aggrave” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays French podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there.
Get the appFrench books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).