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conduire
/kɔ̃.dɥiʁ/
to drive
Je dois conduire ma voiture au garage.
I need to drive my car to the garage.
general
To operate a vehicle such as a car, bus, or truck.
Il conduit très prudemment.
He drives very carefully.
In French, 'conduire' is commonly used for driving vehicles but can also refer to leading or guiding in a more abstract sense.
figurative
To lead or guide someone or something.
Son expérience l'a conduit à cette décision.
His experience led him to this decision.
This figurative sense is less common but still used in certain contexts.
Collocations
conduire une voitureto drive a carconduire un busto drive a busconduire prudemmentto drive carefully
Antonyms
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Pro Tip
Conjugation Tip
Remember that 'conduire' is a regular -re verb, so its stem changes to 'conduis-' in the present tense (e.g., 'je conduis').
Gold Rule
Common Usage
'Conduire' is most commonly used to refer to driving a vehicle, but it can also mean to lead or guide in a more abstract sense.
Word Origin
From Latin 'conducere', meaning 'to lead together' or 'to bring together'.
Usage Notes
'Conduire' is a regular -re verb in French, meaning its conjugation follows the standard patterns for verbs ending in -re. It is commonly used in both literal and figurative contexts.
Word Breakdown
con-
together
prefix-duire
to lead
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