French Conversation · Level 152
30 words
French word
recenser
Pronunciation
IPA/ʁəsɑ̃se/
Meaning
- verbcount
Example
Le gouvernement recense la population tous les dix ans.
The government counts the population every ten years.
More examples
Les ONG recensent les besoins des sinistrés.
NGOs assess the needs of disaster victims.
Core concept
A structured inventory that turns a population or set of items into a checked, countable record.
Common phrases
recenser la population
conduct a census of the population
recenser les besoins
assess the needs
recenser les victimes
record the victims
Similar words
compter: To count each person or thing individually.
dénombrer: To establish the precise total of people or things present.
recueillir: To gather information or data and arrange it in records.
énumérer: To name items or elements one after another.
Definition in French
Rassembler des informations en les dénombrant et en les inscrivant officiellement, surtout dans le cadre d'enquêtes ou de statistiques.
Word origin
French recenser is a learned borrowing from Latin recensere, formed from re- and censere, meaning to assess or reckon, and related to English census.
Usage tips
- Recenser takes a direct object, as in recenser la population or recenser les besoins, without a preposition.
Other meanings
- enumerateverb
- recordverb
- take stock of ___verb
Related words
- recensementcensusnoun
- recenseurcensus takernoun
- recensérecordedadjective