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rapporter.

to bring back (physically bring something back from where it came from)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/ʁa.pɔʁ.te/
  1. to bring back (physically bring something back from where it came from)

    transitive
    Rapportez-moi quelque chose de vos voyages.
  2. to retrieve

    transitive
    rapporter le gibier
  3. to fetch

    transitive
    Vas-y, Rex ! Rapporte !
  4. to take back (physically take something back to where it was)

    transitive
    Rapporte-le à la maison.
  5. to take on (assume responsibility of)

    transitive
    rapporter un projet
  6. to report, to tell about (give a report of something experienced)

    transitive
    Le Monde rapporte que[…]
    Il m'a rapporté son succès.
  7. to report (to tell an authority about a mishappening)

    transitive
  8. to bring in, to yield

    transitive
  9. to bring back (remind about the past)

    transitive
    Cette image rapporte tant de souvenirs.
  10. to earn (a point)

    transitive
    Ce coup te rapporte un point.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French rapporter (attested since the mid-twelfth century), from Latin reportare.

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