French Conversation · Level 39
74 words
French word
déclarer
Pronunciation
IPA/deklaʁe/
Meaning
- verbdeclare
Example
Elle a déclaré qu'elle partira demain.
She declared that she would leave tomorrow.
More examples
Il a déclaré ses revenus au fisc.
He declared his income to the tax authorities.
Core concept
A fact moves from private knowledge into an official statement or an administrative record.
Common phrases
déclarer ses revenus
declare one's income
déclarer sa flamme
declare one's love
déclarer son intention
declare one's intention
Similar words
annoncer: Make an event or plan known publicly to a wide audience.
affirmer: State a fact or opinion confidently and firmly.
avouer: Admit and reveal a crime, mistake, or secret.
prétendre: State that something is true without enough supporting evidence.
Definition in French
Informer officiellement une autorité ou le public d'un fait, ou inscrire ce fait dans un document administratif.
Word origin
Déclarer comes from Latin declarare, formed from de- and clarare, meaning to make clear, and reached French through Old French.
Usage tips
- Déclarer takes que before a reported clause, as in déclarer qu'elle partira, but a noun can follow directly in déclarer ses revenus.
Other meanings
- stateverb
- confessverb
Related words
- déclarationdeclarationnoun
- déclarantdeclarantnoun
- déclaratifdeclarativeadjective