visit

visit
visit [{{t}}'vɪzɪt]
1 noun
(a) (call) visite f;
∎ to pay sb a visit rendre visite à qn;
∎ I haven't paid a visit to the cathedral yet je n'ai pas encore visité ou je ne suis pas encore allé voir la cathédrale;
∎ I had a visit from your aunt last week j'ai eu la visite de ta tante la semaine dernière;
∎ you must pay them a return visit il faut leur rendre leur visite;
∎ she met him on a return visit to her home town elle l'a rencontré quand elle est retournée en visite dans sa ville natale;
∎ {{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} {{}}euphemism{{}} to pay a visit aller au petit coin
(b) (stay) visite f, séjour m; (trip) voyage m, séjour m;
∎ she's on a visit to her aunt's elle est en visite chez sa tante;
∎ she's on a visit to Amsterdam elle fait un séjour à Amsterdam;
∎ did you enjoy your visit to California? avez-vous fait un bon séjour en Californie?;
∎ the President is on an official visit to Australia le président est en visite officielle en Australie;
∎ this is my first visit to your country c'est la première fois que je viens dans votre pays
(c) {{}}American{{}} (chat) causette f, bavardage m
2 transitive verb
(a) (person → go to see) rendre visite à, aller voir; (→ stay with) rendre visite à, séjourner chez;
∎ she went to visit her aunt in hospital elle est allée rendre visite à sa tante ou allée voir sa tante à l'hôpital;
∎ to visit the doctor/dentist aller voir le médecin/le dentiste, aller chez le médecin/le dentiste;
∎ not many people come to visit her il n'y a pas beaucoup de gens qui viennent lui rendre visite;
∎ to visit the sick visiter les malades;
∎ he's away visiting friends at the moment il séjourne chez des amis en ce moment
(b) (museum, town) visiter, aller voir;
∎ in the afternoon they went to visit Pisa l'après-midi, ils sont allés voir ou visiter Pise
(c) (inspect → place, premises) visiter, inspecter, faire une visite d'inspection à;
∎ {{}}Law{{}} to visit the scene of the crime se rendre sur les lieux du crime
(d) {{}}literary{{}} (inflict)
∎ to visit a punishment on sb punir qn;
∎ the sins of the fathers are visited upon their sons les fils sont punis pour les péchés de leurs pères;
∎ the city was visited by the plague in the 17th century la ville a été atteinte par la peste au XVIIème siècle
3 intransitive verb
être de passage;
∎ we're just visiting nous sommes simplement de passage
➲ visit with inseparable transitive verb
{{}}American{{}} (call on) passer voir; (talk with) bavarder avec

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