animer

animer [anime]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = mener) [+ spectacle, émission de jeux] to host ; [+ émission culturelle] to present ; [+ discussion, réunion] to lead

   b. ( = dynamiser) [+ parti] to be the driving force in ; [+ équipe] to lead

   c. ( = donner de la vie à) [+ ville, soirée, conversation] to liven up ; [+ visage] to animate ; [+ peinture, statue] to bring to life

   d. ( = stimuler) [haine, désir] to drive ; [foi, espoir] to sustain

• animé par or de [+ volonté] driven by ; [+ désir] prompted by

• animé des meilleures intentions motivated by the best intentions

   e. ( = mouvoir) to drive

• l'objet est animé d'un mouvement de rotation the object rotates

2. reflexive verb

► s'animer [personne, rue] to come to life ; [conversation] to become animated ; [match] to liven up ; [yeux, traits] to light up

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anime
1.

verbe transitif

1) (diriger) to lead [débat, groupe]; to run [stage, revue]; to present [émission, spectacle]

animé par — [groupe, spectacle] organized by; [mouvement] led by; [émission] presented by

2) (rendre vivant) to liven up [ville, récit, réunion]

3) (inspirer) [sentiment] to drive (on) [personne]

4) (rendre brillant) to put a sparkle into [regard]

une lueur d'intérêt anima son visage — his/her face brightened with interest

5) (insuffler la vie) lit [âme, vie] to animate [corps, matière]; fig [artiste, lumière] to bring [something] to life [œuvre]

2.

s'animer verbe pronominal

1) (devenir vif) [conversation, débat] to become lively; [réunion, jeu] to liven up; [visage, expression] to light up; [orateur, participant] to become animated

2) (s'agiter) [lieu public, auditoire] to come to life

3) (prendre vie) to come to life

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anime vt

1) [ville, soirée] to liven up

2) [émission, débat] to host

3) (= mettre en mouvement) to drive

4) (= stimuler) [personne] [désir, volonté, amour, passion] to drive, to impel

être animé par qch [désir, volonté, amour, passion] — to be driven by sth

Ils sont tous animés par le même amour de la cuisine traditionnelle. — They are all driven by the same love of traditional cooking.

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animer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 (diriger) to lead [débat, groupe, atelier, cérémonie]; to run [stage, séjour, exposition, festival]; to present, to host, to emcee US [émission, spectacle]; to run [revue, association, club]; animé par [groupe, spectacle, atelier] organized by; [mouvement] led by; TV hosted by, presented by;

2 (rendre vivant) to liven up [quartier, ville, région]; to brighten up, to liven up [récit, réunion, conversation];

3 (inspirer) [sentiment, désir, volonté] to drive (on) [personne, équipe, peuple, entreprise];

4 (rendre brillant) [excitant, joie] to put a sparkle into [regard, expression]; une lueur d'intérêt anima son visage his/her face brightened with interest;

5 (insuffler la vie) lit [âme, vie] to animate [corps, matière]; fig [artiste, lumière] to bring [sth] to life [œuvre].

B s'animer vpr

1 (devenir vif) [conversation, débat] to become lively; [réunion, jeu] to liven up; [visage, expression] to light up; [orateur, participant] to become animated; elle s'animait au fur et à mesure de la discussion she became more animated as the discussion went on;

2 (s'agiter) [lieu public, auditoire] to come to life; le quartier commence à s'animer dès huit heures from eight o'clock onwards the area begins to liven up;

3 (prendre vie) to come to life; un film où les objets s'animent a film in which (the) objects come to life.

[anime] verbe transitif

1. [doter de mouvement - mécanisme, robot] to move, to actuate, to motivate

le piston est animé d'un mouvement de va-et-vient the piston is driven back and forth

2. [inspirer] to prompt, to motivate

c'est la générosité qui l'anime he's prompted ou motivated by generous feelings

être animé des meilleures intentions to have the best of intentions

être animé d'un nouvel espoir to be buoyed up by new hope

3. [égayer - soirée, repas] to bring life to, to liven up (separable) ; [ - regard] to light up (separable)

animer un personnage to make a character come to life

4. [présenter - débat] to chair ; [ - émission d'actualité] to present ; [ - émission de variétés] to host

[faire fonctionner - atelier] to run

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s'animer verbe pronominal intransitif

[personne, conversation] to become animated

[quartier, rue, visage, yeux] to come alive

[pantin, poupée] to come to life