Grammatical class

Verb

rendre

to give back

Details

Syllables

ren-dre

Phonetics

ʁɑ̃dʁ

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

360

Freq. (movies)

421

Freq. (news)

635

Sentences

L’amour vient rendre visite à mon âme.

Love comes to pay a visit to my soul.

A1

Il rend le sang par le nez.

He is letting out blood from his nose.

A1

On va le rendre.

We'll give it back.

A1

Tu peux t'y rendre.

You can go there.

A1

Puis-je m'y rendre ?

May I go?

A1

Tu devrais te rendre.

You should turn in.

A1

Il finit par rendre l’âme.

He finally gave up the ghost.

A2

Je dois le rendre ce soir.

I have to give it back tonight.

A2

De bonnes terres qui rendent deux récoltes par an

Good land which yields two harvests a year

B2

À force d’excès, il s’est rendu malade.

He made himself sick through excess.

B2

Capable de dissimulation, il détestait Edmond de Goncourt, qui le lui rendait bien.

Though able to dissimulate, he hated Edmond de Goncourt, who returned the sentiments.

C2

Ainsi l’éloquence, dans la bouche d’un Orateur vertueux, rend les hommes justes, & dans celle du méchant rend les autres comme lui.

In such a way, eloquence in the mouth of a virtuous orator renders men just, and in that of a wicked one makes others be like him.

C2