What is 'lire' called in English?

'lire' in English is called "Read". Read refers to: Prendre connaissance du sens de mots ou de symboles écrits ou imprimés.

How do you pronounce 'Read' and 'lire'?

Listen to clear English audio pronunciation of 'Read' and native French audio speech for 'lire' with bilingual sentence examples on DictBridge.

What is an example sentence for Read in French?

English: "She loves to read novels in her free time." | French: "Elle adore lire des romans pendant son temps libre."

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English to French Dictionary

read Meaning in French (read signification en français)

verblire

nounlecture

lire in English:read

IPA:liʁ

Phonetic:lee-r

Plural: none

Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de read en français est lire, lecture. (Prendre connaissance du sens de mots ou de symboles écrits ou imprimés.)

Usage Note: Le verbe 'lire' est un verbe du 3ème groupe. Sa conjugaison est irrégulière.

Definitions of Read

1
verb
lire
To look at and comprehend the meaning of written or printed words or symbols.
Prendre connaissance du sens de mots ou de symboles écrits ou imprimés.
2
verb
lire
To interpret or understand the meaning of something, often non-verbal cues or data.
Interpréter ou comprendre le sens de quelque chose, souvent des indices non verbaux ou des données.
3
noun
lecture
An act or period of reading, or the material that is read.
Un acte ou une période de lecture, ou le matériel qui est lu.

Example Sentences

“She loves to read novels in her free time.”

Elle adore lire des romans pendant son temps libre.

“Can you read this map for me?”

Peux-tu me lire cette carte ?

“I need to read up on the latest news.”

Je dois me tenir informé des dernières nouvelles.

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Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

déchiffrerparcourirétudier

In English:

perusescan study decipher interpret

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In French:

écriredicter

In English:

write ignoremisinterpret

Inflected Word Forms

gerundreading

nounreadability

agent nounreader

adjectivereadable

adjectiveunread

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

read between the linesidiom

To understand the hidden meaning in something that is not expressed directly.

read someone's mindexpression

To know what someone else is thinking without them telling you.

read up onphrasal_verb

To read a lot about a subject to get information.