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distribuer

English translation of distribuer

distribute

The French word "distribuer" is a verb used to express the act of distributing or giving out something to a group of people. It is used in a similar way to its English counterpart "distribute". For example, you might say "Je vais distribuer les livres aux étudiants" (I am going to distribute the books to the students).


Example sentences using: distribuer

Nous devons distribuer ces brochures maintenant.

English translation of Nous devons distribuer ces brochures maintenant.

We must distribute these brochures now.

This sentence is in the context of a team that needs to distribute brochures as a part of their immediate tasks. 'Nous' stands for we, 'devons' stands for must, 'distribuer' stands for distribute, 'ces brochures' stands for these brochures, and 'maintenant' stands for now.

L'instituteur distribue les livres aux élèves.

English translation of L'instituteur distribue les livres aux élèves.

The teacher distributes the books to the students.

The sentence is regarding a routine activity in a classroom where a teacher gives out the books to students. 'L'instituteur' stands for the teacher, 'distribue' stands for distributes, 'les livres' stands for the books, 'aux' stands for to and 'élèves' stands for students.

La banque va distribuer ces formulaires la semaine prochaine.

English translation of La banque va distribuer ces formulaires la semaine prochaine.

The bank is going to distribute these forms next week.

This sentence refers to a future plan of the bank to give out certain forms in the upcoming week. 'La banque' stands for the bank, 'va' stands for is going to, 'distribuer' stands for distribute, 'ces formulaires' stands for these forms, 'la semaine prochaine' stands for next week.

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