aggraver

"Aggraver son cas"

To make one's situation worse / To dig oneself into a deeper hole

En mentant au juge, il n'a fait qu'aggraver son cas. (By lying to the judge, he only made his situation worse.)

"Aggraver les choses"

To make things worse

Vos commentaires n'ont fait qu'aggraver les choses. (Your comments only made things worse.)

"Ne pas aggraver la situation"

Not to make the situation worse

Restons calmes pour ne pas aggraver la situation. (Let's stay calm so as not to make the situation worse.)

"Aggraver son mal"

To make one's illness/suffering worse

Sortir par ce froid risquerait d'aggraver son mal. (Going out in this cold could make his illness worse.)

"Aggraver un problème"

To exacerbate a problem

Le manque de sommeil peut aggraver ce problème de santé. (Lack of sleep can exacerbate this health problem.)

"Aggraver la note"

To make the bill/invoice worse (more expensive)

Si tu ajoutes ça, tu vas aggraver la note ! (If you add that, you're going to make the bill more expensive!)

"Aggraver un cas désespéré"

To make a hopeless case even worse

Tenter de l'aider maintenant ne ferait qu'aggraver un cas déjà désespéré. (Trying to help him now would only make an already hopeless case worse.)

"Aggraver la tension"

To increase tension

Ces nouvelles déclarations n'ont fait qu'aggraver la tension entre les deux parties. (These new statements only increased the tension between the two parties.)

"Aggraver une blessure"

To worsen an injury

Si tu bouges, tu risques d'aggraver ta blessure. (If you move, you risk worsening your injury.)

"Aggraver les conséquences"

To make the consequences worse

Ne pas agir rapidement pourrait aggraver les conséquences de la crise. (Not acting quickly could make the consequences of the crisis worse.)