I'm trying to talk about someone eyes filling up with tears. Is soudre the verb I need, and do I make it reflexive of the eyes or does the person sourde?
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The english verb that fits best would be "to well," as in "her eyes were welling up with tears.
If you search for the translation of "well", you'll find a post that gives a good example.
If you search for the translation of "well", you'll find a post that gives a good example.
Is the translation wanted into French or into English?
If into French, with a reflexive verb: ses yeux se remplirent de larmes (in the past tense, but that you can adapt yourself).
If into French, with a reflexive verb: ses yeux se remplirent de larmes (in the past tense, but that you can adapt yourself).
Hello maggiemami,
" Soudre " doesn't seem to exist as a verb, and " une personne sourde " would be s.o. who's deaf!
You might wish to try " se mouiller " [to become moist]:
ses yeux se mouillent = his/her eyes are becoming moist [fill/brim with tears]
bh7
" Soudre " doesn't seem to exist as a verb, and " une personne sourde " would be s.o. who's deaf!
You might wish to try " se mouiller " [to become moist]:
ses yeux se mouillent = his/her eyes are becoming moist [fill/brim with tears]
bh7
it would be "sourdre"' (same origin as "source") The verb exists but is rather literary and difficult to conjugate. I would go for :"des larmes apparurent dans ses yeux / ses yeux se voilèrent"
Indeed the infinitive is the most frequent use of sourdre (= sortir de terre, en parlant de l'eau d'une source)!it would be "sourdre"(same origin as "source") The verb exists but is rather literary and difficult to conjugate.[...]
Now it is a nice verb...
Des larmes se mirent à sourdre de ses yeux...