English–French

“vibrate” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/vibʁe/

Example

Mon téléphone vibre pendant la réunion.

My phone vibrates during the meeting.

Illustration for vibrer (vibrate)

How to say “vibrate” in French

“Vibrate” in French is vibrer.

A rapid, fine tremor passing through an object, a surface, or an intensely moved person.

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

Example sentences with vibrer

Mon téléphone vibre dans ma poche pendant le film.

My phone vibrates in my pocket during the movie.

Tips for using vibrer

  • In the physical sense, vibrer is commonly intransitive, as in Le téléphone vibre, while faire vibrer takes the thing that is made to tremble.

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