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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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French
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English

I. user [yze] VB trans

user personne, temps, frottement: vêtement, chaussure, objet
to wear out
user travail, soucis, temps: personne
to wear out
tu vas user l'embrayage si tu conduis comme ça
you'll wear out the clutch if you drive like that
les piles du poste de radio sont usées
the batteries in the radio are worn out ou have gone
la maladie l'a usé prématurément
the illness wore him out prematurely
user ses vêtements jusqu'à la corde
to wear one's clothes out
des tapis/vêtements usés jusqu'à la corde
threadbare carpets/clothes
la mer a usé la falaise
the sea has eroded the cliff
user sa santé
to ruin one's health
ça use les yeux de lire dans le noir
reading in the dark strains your eyes
avoir les yeux usés
to have ruined one's eyesight
j'ai usé trois crayons/paires de chaussures
I've got through three pencils/pairs of shoes

II. user de VB trans

user de trans obj indir:

user de stratagème, formule, termes, alcool
to use
user de droit
to exercise
user de possibilité
to exploit
user de précautions
to take
user de diplomatie
to be diplomatic
user et abuser de qc
to use and abuse sth
il faut en user avec modération/avec prudence
it should be used in moderation/with care
en user bien/mal avec qn
to treat sb well/badly
elle en use avec lui d'une façon inacceptable
she treats him in the most appalling manner

III. s'user VB refl

1. s'user vêtement, tissu, chaussure, pièce:

s'user
to wear out

2. s'user personne:

s'user à la tâche ou au travail
to wear oneself out with overwork
s'user à la tâche ou au travail
to burn oneself out inf
s'user la santé/les yeux
to ruin one's health/eyesight
user de subterfuges
to use subterfuge ou all sorts of ploys
user de rétorsion
to retaliate
user de faux-semblants
to put up a pretence
user de faux-semblants
to put on an act
user d'expédients
to resort to expedients
English
English
French
French
wear away tread, cliff, façade:
s'user
wear away footsteps, friction, rubbing:
user
wear down
s'user
wear down friction, person, water:
user
equivocate
user de faux-fuyants
wear out
s'user
wear out
user
burn out (through overwork)
s'user
at the rate he's working, he'll burn himself out
il va s'user à force de travailler à ce rythme

in the PONS Dictionary

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French
English
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I. user [yze] VB trans

1. user (détériorer):

user qc
to wear sth out
user qc roche
to wear sth away

2. user (épuiser):

user qn
to wear sb out

3. user (consommer):

user
to use

II. user [yze] VB intr

user d'un droit
to exercise a right
user de termes de métier
to use professional terms

Phrases:

user et abuser de qc
to use and abuse sth

III. user [yze] VB refl

s'user
to wear out
s'user à qc
to wear oneself out with sth
s'user les yeux
to ruin one's eyesight
sagement user
wisely
user de rétorsion
to retaliate
English
English
French
French
wear away
s'user
wear away
user
wear out
s'user
wear out
user
to resort to subterfuge
user d'un subterfuge
wear down
user
to retaliate against sb with sth
user de représailles contre qn avec qc
fatigue
user
grind down
user
in the PONS Dictionary
French
French
English
English

I. user [yze] VB trans

1. user (détériorer):

user qc
to wear sth out
user qc roche
to wear sth away

2. user (épuiser):

user qn
to wear sb out

3. user (consommer):

user
to use

II. user [yze] VB intr

user d'un droit
to exercise a right
user de termes de métier
to use terms of art

Phrases:

user et abuser de qc
to use and abuse sth

III. user [yze] VB refl

user s'user:

user
to wear out
s'user à qc
to wear oneself out with sth
s'user les yeux
to ruin one's eyesight
sagement user
wisely
English
English
French
French
wear away
s'user
wear away
user
wear out
s'user
wear out
user
to resort to subterfuge
user d'un subterfuge
wear down
user
fatigue
user
grind down
user
to retaliate against sb with sth
user de représailles contre qn avec qc
to get stale
s'user
Présent
j'use
tuuses
il/elle/onuse
noususons
voususez
ils/ellesusent
Imparfait
j'usais
tuusais
il/elle/onusait
noususions
voususiez
ils/ellesusaient
Passé simple
j'usai
tuusas
il/elle/onusa
noususâmes
voususâtes
ils/ellesusèrent
Futur simple
j'userai
tuuseras
il/elle/onusera
noususerons
voususerez
ils/ellesuseront
See further verb tables