What does révéler in French mean?

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

The word révéler in French means reveal, reveal, show, develop, turn out, become known. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word révéler

reveal

verbe transitif (dévoiler)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
L'auteur d'un polar ne révèle le coupable qu'au dernier chapitre.
The author of a thriller never reveals the guilty party until the last chapter.

reveal, show

verbe transitif (trahir)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Sa nervosité révélait ses angoisses.
Her nervousness revealed her distress.

develop

verbe transitif (Photographie : développer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le mercure permet de révéler les photographies.
Mercury makes it possible to develop photographs.

turn out

verbe pronominal (s'avérer)

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])
Cette peinture s'est révélée être un authentique Picasso.
This painting turned out to be an authentic Picasso.

become known

verbe pronominal (se manifester)

Cet auteur s'est révélé avec des essais philosophiques.
This author became known because of his philosophical essays.

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