French Word: lire
English Meaning: to read
German Meaning: lesen
Spanish Meaning: leer
Italian Meaning: leggere

Word Forms: lira, lirai, liraient, lirais, lirait, liras, lirez, liriez, lirions, lirons, liront, lis, lisaient, lisais, lisait, lisant, lise, lisent, lises, lisez, lisiez, lisions, lisons, lit, lu, lûmes, lurent, lusse, lussent, lusses, lussiez, lussions, lût, lûtes

Example Sentences:

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J'ai lu ce livre jusqu'au quatrième chapitre.
I read this book up until the fourth chapter.
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Pour en savoir plus, lisez la page 30.
For further information, read page 30.
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Ma tante lit trois journaux différents tous les matins.
My aunt reads three different newspapers every morning.
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Il lit le journal tous les matins.
He reads the newspaper every morning.
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J'ai lu que les corbeaux étaient des oiseaux très intelligents.
I've read that crows are very intelligent birds.
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J'ai lu dans le journal qu'une baleine s'est échouée sur la côte britannique.
I read in the newspaper that a whale was stranded on the west coast.
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Parfois, après avoir lu un livre d'horreur, je fais des cauchemars.
Sometimes after I read a scary book I have nightmares.
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