rentrer
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
intransitive verb
a. to go home
Tu as l'air fatigué. Tu veux rentrer ?You look tired. Do you want to go home?
b. to come home
Ma fille n'est rentrée qu'à 2 heures du matin.My daughter didn't come home until two o’clock at night.
a. to go in
Je déteste voyager avec ma sœur. Elle veut rentrer dans toutes les boutiques de souvenirs !I hate traveling with my sister. She wants to go in all the gift shops!
b. to come in
Voulez-vous rentrer ? Je viens de faire des biscuits.Would you like to come in? I just made cookies.
a. to go back in
Rentrons dans la maison. Il fait trop froid pour jouer dehors.Let's go back in the house. It's too cold to play outside.
b. to come back in
Emma, rentre dans l'immeuble pour attendre Alphonse. Il pleut à verse !Emma, come back in the building to wait for Alphonse. It’s pouring!
a. to go back
Tu prévois de rentrer à Londres cet été ?Are you planning to go back to London this summer?
b. to come back
Quand Damien rentre-t-il de son année à l'étranger ?When is Damien coming back from his year abroad?
c. to get back
Nous sommes rentrés hier.We got back yesterday.
a. to crash
J'ai failli rentrer dans le portail du voisin lorsque ma voiture a glissé sur le verglas.I almost crashed into the neighbor's front gate when my car slid on the ice.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
transitive verb
a. to bring in
Félix, peux-tu rentrer la poubelle, s'il te plaît ?Félix, can you bring in the trash can, please?
a. to retract
Le chat a rentré ses griffes avant de tapoter doucement le visage de la petite fille.The cat retracted its claws before gently patting the little girl's face.
a. to input
Nous devons rentrer ces données d'ici la fin de la semaine.We need to input this data by the end of the week.
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