aborder
Meanings
Verb
1. to deal with; to tackle; to approach a problem, situation or topic; to broach a subject (transitive)
2. to approach or meet somebody (transitive)
3. to place side to side (transitive, of vehicles)
4. to reach, especially with a boat (transitive, chiefly nautical)
5. to attack, especially a ship: to board an enemy ship in order to capture it (transitive, originally nautical, literary, rare)
Examples24
aborder un sujet sensible
to broach a sensitive topic
Tom a abordé ce point.
Tom addressed that point.
Nous n'aborderons pas ce problème.
We won't take up the problem.
Vous avez abordé une question importante.
You've touched on an important issue.
Je ne veux pas aborder ce sujet.
I don't want to speak about this subject.
Nous devons aborder plusieurs sujets.
We have several topics to address.