What does commettre in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word commettre in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use commettre in French.

The word commettre in French means commit, assign to, frequent, scribble, do something irredeemable, commit adultery, commit a crime, commit an offence, commit a crime, commit a blunder, make a blunder, make a mistake. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word commettre

commit

verbe transitif (perpétrer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Commettre un crime est puni par la loi.
Commit a crime and it will be punished by law.

assign to

verbe transitif (droit : affecter, assigner)

La justice a commis un avocat à l'accusé.

frequent

verbe pronominal (littéraire (entretenir des relations)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Romain se commet avec des gens peu recommandables.
Romain frequents disreputable folk.

scribble

verbe transitif (familier (écrire un écrit douteux, de peu de valeur) (informal)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ce cuisinier a commis plusieurs livres : il aurait mieux fait de s'abstenir !
That cook has scribbled a fair few books; he should have saved himself the trouble!

do something irredeemable

locution verbale (faire une faute impardonnable)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

commit adultery

locution verbale (tromper son conjoint) (formal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

commit a crime

locution verbale (loi : faire une grave infraction)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

commit an offence, commit a crime

locution verbale (contrevenir à la loi)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

commit a blunder, make a blunder

locution verbale (faire une bévue)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

make a mistake

locution verbale (se tromper)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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