"rendre visite" meaning in French

See rendre visite in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ʁɑ̃.dʁə vi.zit/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-rendre visite.wav
Etymology: Literally, “to give back a visit”; originally used with the meaning "pay a visit to someone who have themselves visited you earlier" (in order to reciprocate). This nuance has vanished completely in contemporary French. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to give back a visit}} “to give back a visit”, {{lit|to give back a visit}} Literally, “to give back a visit” Head templates: {{fr-verb}} rendre visite
  1. (transitive with à) to visit; to pay a visit to Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-rendre_visite-fr-verb-e4gz5sc3 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for rendre visite meaning in French (1.7kB)

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