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use noun

  /jus/ , /juz/ , /juːs/ , /juːz/ , /jɪu̯s/ , /jɪu̯z/ , /jʉːs/ , /jʉːz/
  • The act of using.
 usage, utilisation, emploi
  • (uncountable, followed by "of") Usefulness, benefit.
 utilité

use verb

  /jus/ , /juz/ , /juːs/ , /juːz/ , /jɪu̯s/ , /jɪu̯z/ , /jʉːs/ , /jʉːz/
  • (transitive) To employ; to apply; to utilize.
 utiliser, servir, user
  • (intransitive, archaic, or, literary, _, except in past tense) To habitually do; to be wont to do. (Now chiefly in past-tense forms; see used to.)
 avoir l'habitude de

us pronoun

  /əs/ , /əz/ , /ʌs/ , /ʌz/
  • (personal) Me and at least one other person; the objective case of we.
 nous

useful adjective

  /ˈjusfəl/ , /ˈjuːsfəl/ , /ˈjʉːːsfəl/ , [ˈjusfl̩] , [ˈjuːsfl̩] , [ˈjʉːːsfl̩]
  • Having a practical or beneficial use.
 utile

used adjective

  /just/ , /juzd/ , /juːst/ , /juːzd/
  • That has or have previously been owned by someone else.
 occasion, de seconde main, seconde main

usefulness noun

  /ˈjuːsfəlnəs/
  • The quality or degree of being useful.
 utilité

US properNoun

  /juː.ɛs/
  • Initialism of United States.
 É-U
put to use
utiliser
make use
faire usage, se servir de, se servir
use the toilet
aller aux toilettes
no use
inutile
out of use
désuet, hors d'usage, tombé en désuétude
use-by date
date de péremption
use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
écraser une mouche avec un marteau, tuer une mouche avec un canon
put to good use
mettre à profit, tirer parti
use up
consommer, emmener

🇫🇷 fr en 🇬🇧

user verb

  /y.ze/
  • Détériorer par l’usage
 wear out, wear down
  • Consommer, utiliser, se servir de quelque chose
  • (Intransitif) Employer, faire usage de quelque chose, s’en servir
 use

usé adjective

  /y.ze/
  • Détérioré, diminué par le frottement, ruiné
 worn out, used up, worn thin
  • (Sens figuré) Qui a été employé souvent, rebattu
 overused
fair use
fair use
use the imperfect tense of the verb that follows; can clarify with adverbs such as autrefois
used to
Use the conditional of vouloir
would like
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