English-French translations for deepen

• intensifier
  Nous devons intensifier nos efforts pour essayer d'approfondir cette relation. We have to step up our activity in trying to deepen the relationship.
  Pour ce qui est de la dimension sociale, nous chercherons à intensifier l' aspect social du marché intérieur. Within the social dimension we will be looking for a deepening of the internal market with a social aspect.
  Toutefois, la violence brutale qui a sévi ces quinze derniers jours, ainsi qu'au cours des 33 derniers mois d'Intifada, n'a fait qu'intensifier les animosités et les haines passionnelles. However, the brutal violence of the last fortnight, and indeed over the last 33 months of the intifada, has deepened animosities and intensified emotional hatreds.
• approfondir
  Je pense que nous devons approfondir un certain nombre d'aspects. We think that we have to deepen some aspects.
  Dès lors, il ne suffit pas d’approfondir le marché intérieur. It is therefore not sufficient to deepen the internal market.
  Le Conseil souhaite maintenir et approfondir les relations avec l'Albanie. The Council wishes to maintain and deepen relations with Albania.
• devenir
  Je vois que la politique culturelle doit devenir le pivot de la politique européenne. I would venture to say that, without a good cultural policy, the deepening and widening of the European Union is in jeopardy.
  Grâce à cette conférence européenne - qui pourrait être une machine puissante -, le dialogue politique et la coopération pourraient devenir plus profonds et plus larges sur tout le continent européen. The European Conference potentially could be a powerful engine for deepening and widening the political dialogue and cooperation throughout the European continent.
• devenir plus profond
  Grâce à cette conférence européenne - qui pourrait être une machine puissante -, le dialogue politique et la coopération pourraient devenir plus profonds et plus larges sur tout le continent européen. The European Conference potentially could be a powerful engine for deepening and widening the political dialogue and cooperation throughout the European continent.
• foncer

Definition of deepen

• To make deep or deeper
• To make darker or more intense; to darken
• To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree
• To make lower in tone
• To make more thorough or extensive
• To make more intimate
• To make more sound or heavy
• To become deeper
• To become darker or more intense
• To become lower in tone
• To become more thorough or extensive
• To become more intimate
• To become more sound or heavy

Examples

• They deepened the well by 200 feet.
• The event deepened the prevailing gloom.
• News of her death deepened my sorrow.
• The tuner deepened the tone of the organ.
• The class deepened my understanding of the subject.
• The shared experiences deepened our relationship.
• The hypnotist then proceeded to deepen his trance.
• The water deepens as you go toward the middle of the channel.
• The crisis deepened in the following weeks.
• His voice deepened with age.
• His skill in deciphering the texts deepened with practice.
• The conversation deepened and they began to truly share.
• The new bed allowed my sleep to deepen.

Related words

• deepening
• deeper
• dig deeper