rendre
Meanings
Verb
1. to give back
a. to return, to restore, to give back
b. to repay; to reciprocate (an action, emotions)
2. to render
a. to render, to make
b. to express, to convey
c. to render, to translate
d. to render; to give; to deliver
3. to pay (a visit, respects)
4. to yield (agriculture, commerce)
5. to vomit, to let out from the body
6. to render oneself, to make oneself, to become due to one's actions
7. to make one's way (to a place), to get oneself (into a place)
8. to call on (intransitive)
9. to surrender, to give in, to give oneself up to
Examples2090
rendre le mal pour le bien
to repay good with evil
rendre sa décision
to make a decision
Cette nouvelle lui a rendu l’espoir.
This news restored hope to him.
Tu me rends malade.
You make me ill.
rendre les derniers devoirs
to pay last respects
Il rend le sang par le nez.
He is letting out blood from his nose.