Read, lira - Lire (The 278th Most Common French Word)

The French translation for Read, lira is Lire. This word often comes up when talking about communication. It is the 278th most commonly used word in French, classified as a A1 word. It can be used as verb, noun. You can listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Practice this and the other 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

English: read, lira

French: lire

Examples


She can read and write.	Elle sait lire et écrire.
I'm still not finished reading this book.	Je n'ai pas encore fini de lire le livre.
We could read.	Nous pourrions lire.
Stop reading.	Arrêtez de lire.
This book is easy to read.	Ce livre est facile à lire.
This is the book to read.	Ceci est le livre à lire.
He does little else than read books.	Il ne fait rien d'autre que lire des livres.
Playing music to me is like reading a book.	Pour moi, jouer de la musique, c'est comme lire un livre.

You will be able to read this book next year.	Tu seras capable de lire ce livre l'an prochain.
If you can't read, it's not my fault.	Si vous ne savez pas lire, ce n'est pas ma faute.
I didn't finish reading that book.	Je n'avais pas fini de lire ce livre.
I have already finished this book.	J'ai déjà fini de lire ce livre.
I prefer to read.	Je préfère lire.
He used to read at night.	Il avait l'habitude de lire la nuit.
You can read where you were, but you can't write where you'll be.	Vous pouvez lire où vous étiez, mais vous ne pouvez pas écrire où vous serez.
He finished reading the letter.	Elle finit de lire la lettre.
I prefer reading books to watching television.	Je préfère lire plutôt que regarder la télévision.
Try to read as many books as possible.	Essayez de lire autant de livres que possible.
We should read as many books as possible.	Nous devrions lire autant de livres que possible.
It's your turn to read.	Maintenant, à vous de lire.
It's fun to read my old diary.	C'est intéressant pour moi de lire mon vieux journal.