rendre

A. vtr

• 1 (gen) to give back, to return; to repay, to pay back [loan]; to return [greeting, invitation, goods] rendre la pareille à qn = to pay sb back il la déteste mais elle le lui rend bien = he hates her and she feels the same about him Definition of give back in the British & World English dictionary Definition of give back in the US English dictionary Translate give back | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2rendre la santé/vue à qn = to restore sb's health/sight

• 3rendre qch possible = to make sth possible rendre qn fou = to drive sb mad

• 4 to hand in [homework] Definition of hand in in the British & World English dictionary Definition of hand in in the US English dictionary Translate hand in | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 5 [land] to yield [crop, quantity] Definition of yield in the British & World English dictionary Definition of yield in the US English dictionary Translate yield | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 6 to convey [atmosphere, nuance] ça ne rendra rien en couleurs = it won't come out in colour (GB) Definition of convey in the British & World English dictionary Definition of convey in the US English dictionary Translate convey | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 7 (fam) to bring up [food, bile] Definition of bring up in the British & World English dictionary Definition of bring up in the US English dictionary Translate bring up | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 8 to pronounce [sentence]; to return [verdict] Definition of pronounce in the British & World English dictionary Definition of pronounce in the US English dictionary Translate pronounce | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 9les tomates rendent de l'eau (à la cuisson) = tomatoes give out water during cooking

B. vi

• 1 [land] to be productive; [plant] to produce a good crop

• 2 (fam) to throw up (colloq) Definition of throw up in the British & World English dictionary Definition of throw up in the US English dictionary Translate throw up | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

C. v refl (+ v être) (se rendre)

• 1se rendre à Rome/en ville = to go to Rome/to town

• 2se rendre indispensable/malade = to make oneself indispensable/ill

• 3 to give oneself up; to surrenderTranslate give oneself up | into German | into Italian

• 4se rendre à qch = to bow to [argument]