ouvrir
Meanings
Verb
1. to open (transitive)
2. to begin, to initiate (transitive)
3. to open (of a door or a flower) (reflexive)
4. to open, to begin (reflexive)
5. to turn on, to switch on, to put on (of a device or an appliance)
6. to open it or the door, to answer it or the door, to get it
7. to cut something open, to gash something (of a part of one's body) (reflexive)
8. to open onto, to lead into (+ sur) (reflexive)
9. to open onto, to overlook, to look onto (of a door or a window) (+ sur) (intransitive)
10. to open up to, to be open to, to be exposed to, to get a feel for (+ à) (reflexive)
11. to open up to, to confide in (+ à) (reflexive)
12. to make, to create, to open up (e.g., a path)
Examples978
Sophie, ouvre-moi, je voudrais te parler !
Sophie, open the door; I want to talk to you!
La porte ouvre sur la rue.
The door opens onto the street.
Cette porte s'ouvre sur le jardin.
This door opens onto the garden.
On sonne à la porte. Je vais ouvrir.
There's someone at the door; I'll open/answer/get it.
À peine arrivé, il a ouvert les hostilités.
He initiated hostilities almost as soon as he arrived.
La séquence s'ouvre sur une scène de nuit.
The sequence opens with a night scene.