What does rapporter in French mean?

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

The word rapporter in French means bring back, bring back, take back, bring, fetch, tell, make, correlate, tell tales, yield a profit, make money, related to, relate to, rely on , depend on, fetch, draw, report. To learn more, please see the details below.

Listen to pronunciation

Meaning of the word rapporter

bring back

verbe transitif (rendre)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Je vous rapporte vos clés.
I am returning your keys.

bring back, take back

verbe transitif (ramener [qch])

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Il rapporte les livres empruntés à la bibliothèque.
He brings the books back to the library.

bring

verbe transitif (apporter en plus)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Peux-tu me rapporter de l'eau, s'il te plaît ?
Can you bring me water, please?

fetch

verbe transitif (aller chercher)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Allez, rapporte la balle, Médor !
Come on, fetch the ball, Medor!

tell

verbe transitif (répéter des propos)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
On m'a rapporté que la maire avait une maîtresse !
I was told that the mayor has a mistress!

make

verbe transitif (générer des revenus)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ce placement me rapporte beaucoup d'argent.
This investment is making me a lot of money.

correlate

verbe transitif (étudier sous un angle)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il faut rapporter ce problème à sa fréquence
It's important to correlate this problem to its frequency.

tell tales

verbe intransitif (répéter des propos) (informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
L'instituteur punit l'élève qui rapporte.
The teacher punishes the student who tells tales.

yield a profit, make money

verbe intransitif (générer des revenus)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ce placement rapporte beaucoup.
This investment yields a large profit.

related to

(être relatif à)

Tout ce qui se rapporte à l'informatique m'intéresse.
Everything IT related interests me.

relate to

(se référer)

Dans une phrase, le sujet se rapporte au verbe. Dans ce cas, l'adverbe se rapporte au verbe, et non à l'adjectif.
In this case, the adverb is related to the verb and not the adjective.

rely on , depend on

(faire confiance)

Je m'en rapporte à vous pour résoudre ce problème.
I am relying on you to solve this problem.

fetch

verbe intransitif (aller chercher)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Le chasseur est fier de son chien qui rapporte bien.
The hunter is proud of his dog, who fetches well.

draw

verbe transitif (tirer un enseignement de [qch])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Qu'as-tu rapporté de cette semaine de formation ?
What did you draw from this week of training?

report

verbe transitif (exposer, expliquer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ce député a rapporté le résultat de son étude à la cour des comptes.
This delegate reported the results of his study to the general accounting office.

Let's learn French

So now that you know more about the meaning of rapporter in French, you can learn how to use them through selected examples and how to read them. And remember to learn the related words that we suggest. Our website is constantly updating with new words and new examples so you can look up the meanings of other words you don't know in French.

Do you know about French

French (le français) is a Romance language. Like Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish, it comes from popular Latin, once used in the Roman Empire. A French-speaking person or country can be called a "Francophone". French is the official language in 29 countries. French is the fourth most spoken native language in the European Union. French ranks third in the EU, after English and German, and is the second most widely taught language after English. The majority of the world's French-speaking population lives in Africa, with about 141 million Africans from 34 countries and territories who can speak French as a first or second language. French is the second most widely spoken language in Canada, after English, and both are official languages at the federal level. It is the first language of 9.5 million people or 29% and the second language of 2.07 million people or 6% of the entire population of Canada. In contrast to other continents, French has no popularity in Asia. Currently, no country in Asia recognizes French as an official language.