What does décliner in French mean?

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

The word décliner in French means weaken, sicken, decline, accept no, state, give, offer a variety of , offer a range of, decline, be available, be declined, fade, wane, set, identify yourself, accept no responsibility. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word décliner

weaken, sicken

verbe intransitif (santé : s'affaiblir, se dégrader) (person)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Pas étonnant que ton grand-père décline : il a 97 ans ! Depuis qu'il est malade, il décline beaucoup.
Since he's been ill, he has grown much weaker.

decline

verbe transitif (refuser [qch] poliment) (formal)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Nous sommes obligés de décliner votre invitation. Sophie a dû décliner l'invitation parce qu'elle était malade.
Sophie had to turn down the invitation as she was ill.

accept no

verbe transitif (ne pas se reconnaître responsable)

Nous déclinons toute responsabilité de vol sur le parking.
We accept no responsibility for thefts from the car park.

state, give

verbe transitif (énoncer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Déclinez vos noms et adresse, s'il vous plaît.
State your names and addresses, please.

offer a variety of , offer a range of

verbe transitif (proposer [qch] sous plusieurs formes)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Nous déclinons ce produit sous divers aspects.
We offer a variety (or: range) of looks for this product.

decline

verbe transitif (Grammaire : utiliser les désinences) (Grammar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
En latin, j'ai toujours du mal à décliner les parisyllabiques.
In Latin, I always have trouble declining the parisyllabics.

be available

verbe pronominal (se présenter)

Ce produit se décline sous plusieurs formes.
This product is available in many configurations.

be declined

verbe pronominal (Grammaire : avoir des désinences) (grammar)

Le mot « puella » en latin se décline comme « rosa ».
The word "puella" in Latin is declined like "rosa".

fade, wane

verbe intransitif (finir)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Le jour décline, la nuit arrive.
Daylight is fading (or: waning); night is falling.

set

verbe intransitif (astre : tomber vers l'horizon)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
À cette heure, le soleil décline.
At this time, the sun sets.

identify yourself

locution verbale (énoncer ses nom et qualité)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

accept no responsibility

locution verbale (rejeter une responsabilité)

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

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