English–French

“immigrate” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/imigʁe/

Example

Mon oncle a immigré en France l'année dernière.

My uncle immigrated to France last year.

Illustration for immigrer (immigrate)

How to say “immigrate” in French

“Immigrate” in French is immigrer.

A person transfers a home base across a border and builds a lasting life in the new country.

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

Example sentences with immigrer

Elle a peur d'immigrer dans un pays étranger.

She is afraid of immigrating to a foreign country.

Tips for using immigrer

  • Immigrer is intransitive, so French uses en, au, aux, or dans for the destination rather than a direct object.

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