s'adresser à

Definitions of s'adresser à
  1. verb
    speak to
    synonyms: parler à
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    demander
    address a question to and expect an answer from
    demander, questionner
    pose a question
    interroger, questionner
    pose a series of questions to
    type of:
    communiquer, faire connaître, informer
    transmit thoughts or feelings
  2. verb
    give a speech to
    synonyms: adresser la parole à
  3. verb
    speak to someone
    synonyms: aborder
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    saluer
    express greetings upon meeting someone
    donner la main à, se serrer la main
    take someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulation
    présenter les armes, saluer
    greet in a friendly way
    présenter les armes
    recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position
    faire le salut militaire, présenter les armes
    honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers
    saluer
    greet enthusiastically or joyfully
    recevoir, souhaiter la bienvenue
    bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
    dire adieu à
    say good-bye or bid farewell
    souhaiter
    invoke upon
    type of:
    aller vers, venir
    move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
  4. verb
    have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to
    synonyms: faire appel à, implorer, invoquer
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    type of:
    faire appel
    request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
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