What does revêtir in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word revêtir in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use revêtir in French.
The word revêtir in French means put on, put on, adorn, decorate, sign, seal, take on. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word revêtir
put on, put onverbe transitif (enfiler un vêtement) (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.") Marc a revêtu sa tenue de pompier avant de partir en intervention. Mark put on his firefighter's gear before going out on the call. |
adornverbe transitif (littéraire (protéger, orner) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Une glycine revêtait le mur d'entrée. Wisteria adorned the entrance wall. |
decorate(couvrir [qch] de [qch]) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Monica a revêtu les murs de la chambre de papier à fleurs. Monica covered the walls of the room with floral paper. |
sign, seal(valider, officialiser un document) (Law) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Devant le notaire, Christian a revêtu l'acte de sa signature. In the presence of the solicitor, Christian put his signature to the document. |
take onverbe transitif (soutenu (prendre une forme de [qch]) (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]) Dans la brume les arbres revêtaient des formes étranges. In the mist, the trees took on strange shapes. |
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