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évaporer

to evaporate

e . v a . p ɔ . ʁ e
évapor to evaporate + er Infinitive
verb Rare #52,379
to evaporate Can also be used colloquially to mean “to make someone disappear” or “to get rid of someone.”
FR: On laisse évaporer l’eau.
EN: We let the water evaporate.

Je sentais l’eau s’évaporer de la laine.

I could feel the water evaporating from the wool.

Quand ça craint, le vapeur doit s'évaporer vite fait.

When things get hairy, the vapor has to disappear fast.

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)

Elle n'eut qu'à faire évaporer son mari de la chambre pour que tout m'accuse.

She only had to make her husband disappear from the room for everything to point to me.

— L'Accusé (2017)

Ne laisse pas le contenu de la casserole s'évaporer.

Don't let the contents of the saucepan evaporate.