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conduire — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • behave verb To act in a particular way, or to act properly and politely.
  • conduct noun The way a person behaves, especially in terms of morals or manners.
  • drive verb To operate and steer a motor vehicle.
  • lead noun A soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal, chemical symbol Pb.
  • ride verb To travel while sitting on and controlling a horse, bike, or similar vehicle.
  • steer verb To control the direction of a vehicle, vessel, or aircraft, typically using a wheel, rudder, or handlebars.

Senses

conduire is used for these senses in English:

  • drive (transitive) To convey (a person, etc.) in a wheeled motorized vehicle.
  • drive (intransitive) To travel by operating a wheeled motorized vehicle.
  • drive (transitive) (especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.
  • lead Information obtained by a detective or police officer that allows him or her to discover further details about a crime or incident.
  • lead To draw or direct by influence, whether good or bad; to prevail on; to induce; to entice; to allure.
  • lead To guide or conduct in a certain course, or to a certain place or end, by making the way known; to show the way, especially by going with or going in advance of; to guide somebody somewhere or to bring somebody somewhere by means of instructions.
  • ride (ambitransitive) To be transported in a vehicle; to travel as a passenger. [from 9th c., transitive usage from 19th c.]

conduct — full definition

  1. noun The way a person behaves, especially in terms of morals or manners.
  2. verb To organize and carry out an activity such as research or a survey.
  3. verb To direct a group of musicians performing together.
  4. verb To allow heat, electricity, or sound to pass through.

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