entraîner

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See also: entrainer

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From en- +‎ traîner.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.tʁɛ.ne/, /ɑ̃.tʁe.ne/
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Verb

entraîner

  1. to coach, to train
  2. to carry, pull, drive
    Cette enquête nous entraînera trop loin.This inquiry will carry us too far.
  3. to drag (along)
    Il m’entraînait au ciné.He dragged me along to the movies.
  4. to bring about, lead to, involve
    La panne entraînait un remplacement.The breakdown led to replacement.
  5. (reflexive, s'entraîner) to exercise, to train

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Catalan: entrenar
  • Romanian: antrena
  • Spanish: entrenar

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