English–French

“delegate” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/delege/

Example

Tu peux déléguer ce dossier à Marie.

You can delegate this matter to Marie.

Illustration for déléguer (delegate)

How to say “delegate” in French

“Delegate” in French is déléguer.

A person passes part of their authority or workload to another person, who acts in their name.

Full entry for déléguer: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with déléguer

Il faut parfois déléguer pour avancer.

Sometimes one must delegate to move forward.

Tips for using déléguer

  • Déléguer normally takes the task or authority as its direct object and the recipient with à, as in déléguer ce dossier à Marie.

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