renvoyant
Present participle of renvoyer.
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renvoyer
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
a. to resend
Je n'ai pas reçu l'e-mail. Pouvez-vous me le renvoyer ?I didn't receive the email. Could you please resend it?
b. to send again
Les invitations se sont perdues. J'ai dû les renvoyer.The invitations got lost. I had to send them again.
a. to return
Le pantalon était trop grand, donc le client l'a renvoyé.The pants were too big, so the customer returned them.
b. to send back
Vous pouvez renvoyer un produit défectueux sans frais.You can send back a defective product free of charge.
a. to throw back (with the hand)
L'enfant a renvoyé le frisbee à son copain.The child threw the Frisbee back to his friend.
b. to kick back (with the foot)
La gardienne a renvoyé le ballon à l'autre bout du terrain.The goalkeeper kicked the ball back to the other end of the field.
a. to dismiss
La responsable a renvoyé l'employé pour faute grave.The manager dismissed the employee for gross misconduct.
b. to lay off
L'entreprise a dû renvoyer une partie de son personnel en raison de difficultés financières.The company had to lay off some of its staff due to financial difficulties.
c. to fire
L'employeur ne peut pas renvoyer un salarié sans motif valable.An employer cannot fire an employee without a valid reason.
5. (to ban)
a. to expel
Après plusieurs avertissements, le directeur a renvoyé l'élève du lycée.After several warnings, the principal expelled the student from the high school.
a. to reflect
La neige renvoie la lumière du soleil, ce qui peut éblouir les skieurs.The snow reflects sunlight, which can blind skiers.
7. (to delay)
a. to postpone
Le comité a renvoyé le vote à la prochaine séance.The committee postponed the vote until the next meeting.
b. to put off
La direction a choisi de renvoyer le lancement du projet à l'année prochaine.Management has chosen to put off the launch of the project until next year.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
a. to refer to
Le règlement renvoie à l'article 12 pour plus de précisions.The regulation refers to article 12 for further details.
Conjugations
Indicative of "renvoyer"
Irregularities are in red
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Collins French Verb Conjugation Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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