fournir

fournir [fuʀniʀ]

➭ TABLE 2

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = procurer) to supply ; [+ pièce d'identité] to produce ; [+ prétexte, exemple] to give

• fournir qch à qn to provide sb with sth

• fournir du travail à qn to provide sb with work

   b. [+ effort] to put in ; [+ prestation] to give

2. reflexive verb

► se fournir to provide o.s. (de with)

• je me fournis toujours chez le même épicier I always shop at the same grocer's

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fuʀniʀ
1.

verbe transitif (donner) to supply [dossier, équipement, secours, information, argent]; to give [exemple, travail]; to provide [excuse, énergie, service]; to contribute [effort]; to produce [preuve, alibi]

fournir à quelqu'un — to supply somebody with [biens, données]; to give [something] to somebody [exemple]; to provide somebody with [occasion, moyen]

fournir quelqu'un en — to supply somebody with [biens]

2.

se fournir verbe pronominal

se fournir chez or auprès de — to get [something] from

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fuʀniʀ vt

1) [stocks, provisions] to supply, [preuve, exemple] to provide, to supply

fournir qch à qn — to supply sth to sb, to supply sb with sth, to provide sb with sth

fournir qn en COMMERCE — to supply sb with

2) [effort] to put in

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fournir verb table: finir

A vtr

1 (donner) to supply [dossier, équipement, secours, information, argent]; to give [exemple, travail]; to provide [excuse, énergie, service]; to make [contribution, paiement]; to contribute [effort]; to produce [preuve, alibi]; fournir à qn to supply sb with [biens, données]; to give [sth] to sb [exemple]; to provide sb with [occasion, moyen]; to make [sth] to sb [contribution]; fournir qn en to supply sb with [biens];

2 Jeux to deal [cartes]; to play [as].

B se fournir vpr (s'approvisionner) se fournir chez or auprès de [personne] to buy from; [entreprise] to get supplies from; je me fournis en café chez eux I buy my coffee from them; la société se fournit en papeterie auprès d'un grossiste the company gets its stationery supplies from a wholesaler.

[furnir] verbe transitif

1. [ravitailler] to supply

c'est eux qui me fournissent en pain I buy (my) bread from them

il n'y a plus de quoi fournir les troupes there's nothing left to feed the army

fournir une entreprise en matières premières to supply a firm with raw materials

(en usage absolu)

je ne peux plus fournir, moi! (humoristique) I can't cope anymore!

2. [procurer] to provide

c'est la France qui leur fournit des armes it's France who is providing ou supplying them with weapons

fournir un alibi à quelqu'un to provide somebody with an alibi

la brochure vous fournira tous les renseignements nécessaires the brochure will give you all the necessary information

fournissez-moi l'argent demain let me have the money tomorrow

3. [produire] to produce

4. [accomplir]

fournir un effort to make an effort

5. JEUX

fournir la couleur demandée to follow suit

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fournir à verbe plus préposition

fournir aux besoins de quelqu'un to provide for somebody's needs

fournir à la dépense to defray the cost

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se fournir verbe pronominal intransitif

se fournir chez quelqu'un to get one's supplies from somebody

je me fournis toujours chez le même boucher I always shop at the same butcher's, I get all my meat from the same place