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