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louer

to rent, to hire

verb loo-EH Less Common
Home & Lifestyle Accommodation

Also means

to praise

Usage Note

Louer covers both renting (as tenant) and renting out (as landlord) — context distinguishes which direction: louer un appartement can mean to rent or to let a flat. It also carries the distinct literary sense of praising someone, as in Dieu soit loué ('God be praised'), from Latin laudare.

Examples

"Ils louent un appartement en ville."

Natural Translation

They are renting a flat in town.

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