English–French

“lead” in French

French

Alsodiriger · plomb

Pronunciation

IPA/məne/

Example

Il faut mener les enfants à l'école.

The children must be led to school.

Illustration for mener (lead)

How to say “lead” in French

“Lead” in French is mener.

A leader at the front guides people, things, or an activity toward a place or a result.

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

Example sentences with mener

Ils ont mené le projet à bien.

They successfully completed the project.

Tips for using mener

  • Mener changes its stem vowel in some present forms: je mène and ils mènent, but nous menons and the infinitive mener.

Other French words for “lead”

Elle dirige une petite équipe au bureau.

She leads a small team at the office.

Ce vieux jouet contient du plomb.

This old toy contains lead.

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