consister
Meanings
Verb
1. to consist (of/in) (intransitive, ~ en)
2. to entail, to involve (~ à)
Examples43
En quoi consiste la vérité ?
What is the truth?
Mon travail consiste à m'occuper de ce bébé.
My job consists of taking care of this baby.
Leur travail consiste à faire rire le roi.
Their job is to make the king laugh.
En quoi consiste le boulot, cette fois-ci ?
What's the job this time?
L’usage commun consiste à attendre deux semaines.
Common practice is to wait two weeks.
En quoi consiste la cause de cet échec ?
What caused that failure?