French Conversation · Level 79
60 words
French word
mobiliser
Pronunciation
IPA/mobilize/
Meaning
- verbmobilize
Example
Il faut mobiliser des bénévoles pour la collecte.
Volunteers need to be mobilized for the collection.
More examples
Il est important de mobiliser des fonds pour l'association.
It is important to mobilize funds for the association.
Core concept
People, funds, and equipment are brought together and directed toward one concrete task.
Common phrases
mobiliser des fonds
mobilize funds
mobiliser la communauté locale
mobilize the local community
mobiliser des bénévoles
mobilize volunteers
Similar words
rassembler: To bring scattered people or objects together in one place.
motiver: To give someone the desire and drive to take action.
organiser: To prepare and arrange the details of an activity or event.
inciter: To encourage someone to take a particular action.
Definition in French
Mobiliser signifie engager ou employer des personnes, des moyens ou des ressources en les regroupant pour réaliser une action ou un objectif.
Word origin
Mobiliser combines French mobile, from Latin mobilis meaning movable, with the suffix -iser, extending the idea to making people or resources ready for action.
Usage tips
- Mobiliser is commonly transitive, as in mobiliser des bénévoles, while se mobiliser means to become active or join together voluntarily.
Other meanings
- call upverb
- rallyverb
- deployverb
Opposites
- démobiliserdemobilizeverb
- désengagerdisengageverb
Related words
- mobilisationmobilizationnoun
- mobilisateurmobilizernoun
- mobilisémobilizedadjective