let's not ride
Negative imperative we conjugation of ride.
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ride
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
a. prendre (for public transit)
I prefer to ride the bus to work.Je préfère prendre le bus pour aller au travail.
c. monter à (for a horse)
My father taught me to ride a horse when I was a child.Mon père m’a appris à monter à cheval quand j’étais enfant.
d. conduire (for a motorcycle)
I think it's dangerous to ride a motorcycle.Je pense que c’est dangereux de conduire une moto.
e. aller à (for open vehicles)
Nancy always rides her bike to the gym.Nancy va toujours à la salle de sport à vélo.
f. aller en (for enclosed vehicles)
If you ride the subway to Léna's, it'll take you an hour.Si tu vas chez Léna en métro, tu en as pour une heure.
a. parcourir
We rode the entire trail in one day.Nous avons parcouru tout le sentier en une journée.
b. faire (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
What's the farthest you've ever ridden in one day? - About 20 miles.Quelle est la plus longue distance que tu aies jamais faite en une journée ? - Environ 20 miles.
a. se laisser porter par
The hot-air balloon rode the air currents across the horizon.La montgolfière se laissait porter par les courants d'air au-delà de l'horizon.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
4. (to travel)
a. être (for public transit)
I was riding on the train when it filled with smoke.J'étais dans le train quand celui-ci s'est rempli de fumée.
b. monter (for a horse)
Aaron learned to ride on the family farm.Aaron a appris à monter à la ferme familiale.
c. faire du cheval (for a horse)
I love to ride in the hills.J'adore faire du cheval dans les collines.
e. aller à vélo (for a bike)
We're going to ride into town instead of walking.On va aller en ville à vélo au lieu de marcher.
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
5. (trip)
a. le tour (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Should we go for a bike ride?Et si on allait faire un tour à vélo ?
b. le trajet (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Joan enjoyed the ride through the autumn countryside.Joan a apprécié le trajet à travers la campagne automnale.
c. la balade (F) (colloquial)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Do you want to go for a ride in my new car?Tu veux faire une balade dans ma nouvelle voiture ?
6. (transport)
a. no direct translation
The following examples show ways to translate this word or phrase without using a direct equivalent.
Can someone give me a ride to the hospital?Quelqu’un peut me conduire à l’hôpital ?
Do you want me to give you a ride home?Tu veux que je te ramène chez toi ?
a. le manège (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
All of the rides at the fair cost a dollar.Tous les manèges de la fête foraine coûtent un dollar.
8. (slang) (automobile) (United States)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in the United States.
a. la bagnole (F) (colloquial)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
My brother just bought himself a new ride.Mon frère vient de s’acheter une nouvelle bagnole.
b. la caisse (F) (colloquial)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Check out Ben's new ride!Regarde la nouvelle caisse de Ben !
a. la piste cavalière (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).
The rides on this ranch are well maintained.Les pistes cavalières de ce ranch sont bien entretenues.
Conjugations
Indicative of "ride"
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