Usage Note
Adresser means to address or send something to someone, and reflexively s'adresser à means 'to speak to' or 'to apply to'. S'adresser au guichet means 'to go to the counter'. The noun adresse means both 'address' and 'skill/dexterity', a useful double.
Examples
"Il s'adresse à ses collègues avec calme."
Natural Translation
He addresses his colleagues calmly.
Literal Translation
He oneself-addresses to his colleagues with calm.
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