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livrer

to deliver

verb lee-VREH Less Common

Also means

to hand over; to surrender

Usage Note

Livrer covers delivering goods (livrer un colis — 'to deliver a parcel') and handing someone over (livrer un suspect à la police). The related noun une livraison means 'a delivery'. It is a doublet of libérer ('to free'), both descending from Latin liberare.

Examples

"Le facteur a livré un colis ce matin."

Natural Translation

The postman delivered a parcel this morning.

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