devenir chèvre: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

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  • To become a goat; to turn into or resemble a goat (literal, rare outside figurative use).

• 2.

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  • To get worked up or lose patience; to become irritated or exasperated.

  Examples

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  • Je suis en train de devenir chèvre avec tout ce bruit dans la maison !

    I’m getting worked up with all this noise in the house!

  • Si tu continues à poser ces questions, elle va devenir chèvre, elle a déjà assez de stress.

    If you keep asking those questions, she’s going to lose her patience; she’s already stressed enough.

  • On deviendrait chèvre à essayer de comprendre tous ces changements de dernière minute.

    One would get exasperated trying to understand all these last-minute changes.

• 3.

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  • To become furious or enraged; to fly into a rage.

  Examples

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  • Quand il a découvert la trahison, il est devenu chèvre et a crié contre tout le monde.

    When he found out about the betrayal, he flew into a rage and yelled at everyone.

  • Elle devient chèvre dès qu’on touche à ses affaires sans demander la permission.

    She gets furious as soon as someone touches her things without asking.

  • Ils étaient devenus chèvres à force d’attendre ce rendez-vous qui n’arrivait jamais.

    They became enraged from waiting so long for that appointment that never came.