What does revenu in French mean?

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

The word revenu in French means income, come back, come back, be back from, be returned to, catch up, come to, come back to, come back to, go back on, be handed down to , be passed down to, be 's job to do, cannot get over , can't get over st, cost, return to, come back to, amount to, tax return, income tax return, income tax, gross income, cadastral income, secondary income, household income, disposable income, unearned income, fixed income, guaranteed income, taxable income, income support supplement, national income, source of income. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word revenu

income

nom masculin (rémunération d'une activité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ses revenus annuels sont de cent mille euros.
His annual income is one hundred thousand euros.

come back

verbe intransitif (venir encore)

Nous revenons toujours dans cet hôtel. Mais reviens, on a besoin de toi !
We always come back to this hotel. Come back! We need you!

come back

verbe intransitif (arriver encore)

Avec l'hiver, le froid est revenu. Avec le mauvais temps, mes douleurs aux genoux sont revenues.
Now the weather's bad again,my knee pain is back.

be back from

(être de retour d'un endroit)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ma collègue revient de Londres et repart la semaine prochaine à Amsterdam.

be returned to

(être rendu à [qqn])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La lettre est revenue à l'expéditeur.
The letter was returned to sender.

catch up

(se rapprocher de)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
Après avoir été dominée en début de match, la Française est revenue à 4 partout. Les Bleus sont revenus au score.
The French team have drawn level.

come to

(être toujours présent à [qqn])

La peur de l'accident lui revient souvent à l'esprit.
The fear he felt at the time of the accident often came to his mind.

come back to

(être à nouveau en mémoire)

Mais oui, ça me revient, je vous ai déjà vue !
Oh yes, it's coming back; I have seen you before!

come back to

(reparler de) (figurative)

Si vous le permettez, j'aimerais revenir sur cet événement. Dans cette interview, l'acteur est revenu sur quelques faits qui ont marqué sa vie.
In the interview, the actor revisited some events that had an impact on his life.

go back on

(changer : une décision)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
J'espère que mes parents ne reviendront pas sur leur décision et me laisseront sortir samedi soir.
I hope my parents don't go back on their decision and they let me go out on Saturday night.

be handed down to , be passed down to

verbe transitif indirect (échoir à)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
À sa mort, ses biens reviendront à son neveu.
On his death, his belongings will be passed down to his nephew.

be 's job to do

verbe transitif indirect (incomber)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
C'est à vous qu'il revient de lire le discours.
It's your job to read the speech.

cannot get over , can't get over st

(avoir du mal à croire à [qch]) (informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Je n'en reviens pas qu'il ait eu son permis de conduire du premier coup !
I can't get over him passing his driving test first time!

cost

verbe intransitif (coûter tant)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les cours de peinture reviennent cher.
Painting courses cost a lot of money.

return to

(faire encore [qch])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ma fille est revenue à ses cours de musique.
My daughter has returned to her music lessons.

come back to

(retrouver un état perdu)

Ils reviennent à une juste compréhension de la situation.
They are coming back to a proper understanding of the situation.

amount to

(équivaloir) (figurative)

(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])
Je ne puis accepter ce présent, cela reviendrait à recevoir un pot-de-vin.
I cannot accept this gift; it would amount to accepting a bribe.

tax return, income tax return

nom féminin (communication fiscale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En France, au mois de mai, nous devons compléter une déclaration de revenu.
In France, in May, we have to complete our income tax returns.

income tax

nom masculin (taxe sur les salaires)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

gross income

nom masculin (revenu avant retenues)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cadastral income

nom masculin (Belgique (revenu foncier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le revenu cadastral s'obtient en retirant 40 % au coût du loyer.

secondary income

nom masculin (salaire en complétant un autre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

household income

nom masculin (entrées d'argent des foyers)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

disposable income

nom masculin (revenu restant après les charges fixes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

unearned income

nom masculin (revenu d'épargne ou boursier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fixed income

nom masculin (revenu sans part variable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

guaranteed income

nom masculin (revenu perçu miminal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

taxable income

nom masculin (partie de revenu soumis à l'imposition)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

income support supplement

nom masculin (France, vieilli (revenu social de solidarité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

national income

nom masculin (chiffre voisin du PNB) (economics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

source of income

nom féminin (chose procurant de l'argent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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