Grammatical class
Verb
dériver
(intransitive) to derive (originate from)
Details
Syllables
dé-ri-ver
Phonetics
de.ʁi.ve
Grammatical class
Verb
Freq. (books)
12685
Freq. (movies)
17029
Freq. (news)
25313
Sentences
Peut-on dériver l'eau vers le canal ?
Can we shunt the water over to the canal?
A1
Le mât cassa et notre navire commença à dériver.
The mast broke and our ship went adrift.
A2
Il n'existe aucun fait dont on puisse dériver un devoir moral.
There is no fact from which a moral ought can be derived.
B2