user

A. vtr

• to wear out [shoes]; to wear down [person] les piles sont usées = the batteries have run down or out user ses vêtements jusqu'à la corde = to wear one's clothes out user sa santé = to ruin one's health Definition of wear out in the British & World English dictionary Definition of wear out in the US English dictionary Translate wear out | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

B. v+prep

• (gen) to use; to exercise [right]; to take [precautions] user de diplomatie = to be diplomatic Definition of use in the British & World English dictionary Definition of use in the US English dictionary Translate use | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

C. v refl (+ v être)

• 1 [shoes] to wear out Definition of wear out in the British & World English dictionary Definition of wear out in the US English dictionary Translate wear out | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2 [person] s'user à la tâche or au travail = to wear oneself out with overwork s'user la santé = to ruin one's health