French Conversation · Level 109
60 words
French word
désobéir
Pronunciation
IPA/dezobeiʁ/
Meaning
- verbdisobey
Example
Il est dangereux de désobéir aux règles.
It is dangerous to disobey the rules.
More examples
Les enfants désobéissent souvent à leurs parents.
Children often disobey their parents.
Core concept
A person hears an instruction and deliberately chooses an action that does not comply with it.
Common phrases
désobéir aux ordres
disobey orders
désobéir à ses parents
disobey one's parents
désobéir à la loi
disobey the law
Similar words
refuser: Refuse to accept a request or command.
ignorer: Ignore directions or information instead of attending to them.
transgresser: Violate a rule or formal requirement.
se rebeller: Oppose authority or orders through active resistance.
Definition in French
Refuser de se soumettre à un ordre, une règle ou à une autorité.
Word origin
French désobéir comes from Old French desobeir, formed with the negative prefix des- from obéir, ultimately from Latin oboedire.
Usage tips
- Désobéir takes à for the order, rule, or authority disobeyed, as in désobéir à une règle.