provenir

provenir [pʀɔv(ə)niʀ]

➭ TABLE 22 indirect transitive verb

• provenir de ( = venir de) to be from ; ( = résulter de) to be the result of

• je me demande d'où provient sa fortune I wonder where he got his money from

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pʀɔvniʀ

verbe intransitif

1) (venir) to come (de from)

provenant de — from

2) [situation, déséquilibre] to stem (de from)

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pʀɔv(ə)niʀ vi

provenir de

1) (= être originaire de) to come from

Ces tomates proviennent d'Espagne. — These tomatoes come from Spain.

2) (= résulter de) to be due to, to be the result of

Cela provient d'un manque d'organisation. — This is due to a lack of organization., This is the result of a lack of organization.

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provenir verb table: venir vi

1 [marchandise, importation, capitaux, profit] to come (de from); les tableaux proviennent de collections privées the paintings come from private collections; la viande provenant de France meat from France;

2 [situation, déséquilibre] to stem (de from).

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provenir de verbe plus préposition

1. [lieu] to come from (inseparable)

d'où provient cette statuette? where does this statuette come from?

2. [résulter de] to arise ou to result from, to arise out of