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English-French French grammar French words and phrases Forums French-English translation of lire
1 lire Verb, transitive (a) to read a book; (out loud) to read out a speech, statement; (fig) to read, interpret a situation; mériter d'être lu to be worth reading (b) to read the work of an author; un auteur beaucoup lu par les jeunes an author (who is) popular with young people; (in letter) "nous espérons vous ~ bientôt" "we hope to hear from you soon"; "dans l'attente de vous ~ bientôt" (one person writing) "I hope to hear from you soon", (more than one person) "we hope to hear from you soon"
2 lire Verb, intransitive (a) to read; est-ce qu'il sait ~? can he read?; ~ sur les lèvres to lip-read (b) ~ dans qch to see into sth; ~ dans le coeur de qn to see into sb's heart; ~ dans une boule de cristal to read a crystal ball; ~ dans le jeu de qn to see sb's little game, see what sb is up to; ~ en qn comme dans un livre to read sb like a book 3 lire Noun, feminine (a) lira Bookmark this dictionary English-French Spanish-English English-Spanish Basic French phrases and vocabulary Grammar tips and articles Translate computing terms Glossary of French business terms
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