give
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give
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
2. (to hand)
3. (to provide)
4. (to pay)
a. payer
I can give you $200 for the guitar. That's all I have.Je peux vous payer 200 $ pour la guitare. C'est tout ce que j'ai.
a. transmettre
Olivia didn't mean to give Noah the flu.Olivia n’avait pas l’intention de transmettre la grippe à Noah.
6. (to cause)
a. donner
Just talking about it gives me goosebumps.Le simple fait d’en parler me donne la chair de poule.
7. (to plan)
a. organiser
I normally give a party at my house to celebrate spring.D’habitude, j’organise une fête chez moi pour fêter le printemps.
8. (to donate)
a. donner
Do you think it would be good to give these old plates to the shelter?Tu crois qu'il serait bon de donner ces vieilles assiettes au refuge ?
a. donner
The soldier gave his life to protect the country he loved.Le soldat a donné sa vie pour protéger le pays qu’il aimait.
10. (to grant)
a. donner
Dad gave me permission to drive his car.Papa m’a donné la permission de conduire sa voiture.
11. (to produce)
12. (to carry out)
a. faire
I have to give a presentation at work tomorrow.Je dois faire une présentation au travail demain.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
13. (to collapse)
14. (to donate)
a. donner
We invite you to give so that these children have warm coats.Nous vous invitons à donner pour que ces enfants aient des manteaux chauds.
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
15. (flexibility)
a. la souplesse (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
These pants don't have much give.Ce pantalon n’a pas beaucoup de souplesse.
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Indicative of "give"
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