aborder

to approach, to come up to, to bring up, to address (a topic)

a . b ɔ ʁ . d e
a to, at + bord edge, side + er Infinitive
verb Uncommon #18,064
to approach, to come up to
FR: Le bateau va aborder l’île au lever du soleil.
EN: The boat will approach the island at sunrise.
to bring up, to address (a topic) Often used for starting or dealing with a subject in discussion.
FR: Nous allons aborder ce sujet demain en classe.
EN: We’re going to address this topic tomorrow in class.
Conjugation of aborder
aborder
Past
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First aborde
Third aborde
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First aborde
Third aborde
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second aborde

Il est mieux placé pour aborder la Curva Grande.

He is better positioned to tackle the Curva Grande.

— F1® Le Film (2025)

Ceci m'amène au sujet que je veux aborder.

This brings me to the topic I want to address.

En tout cas, je suis content que tu aies pu aborder ce sujet difficile.

In any case, I’m glad you were able to bring up this difficult subject.

Qui va aborder le sujet, ton père?

Who's going to bring up the subject, your father?

— Il était Temps (2013)

Chacun peut donc aborder la tâche suivante.

Each person can therefore tackle the next task.

— Harry Potter et la Coupe de feu (2005)

Je n'aurais pas eu le cran de l'aborder.

I wouldn’t have had the nerve to approach her.

— Mystic River (2003)

La mort n'est pas un sujet facile à aborder avec les enfants.

Death is not an easy subject to discuss with children.

On doit pouvoir aborder ce sujet.

We must be able to address this subject.

J'ai décidé d'aborder le problème sous un autre angle.

I decided to approach the problem from a different angle.

Avec qui tu peux aborder tous les sujets.

Someone with whom you can discuss any topic.

— Salé, Sucré (1994)

Vont-ils vraiment aborder ces questions?

Are they really going to address these issues?

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Il faut aborder le fait qu'il freine.

We need to address the fact that he's braking.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

Mais il ignorait comment l'aborder, que pouvait-il lui dire?

But he didn’t know how to approach her—what could he say to her?

— Mirage (2018)

Je me demande encore comment j'ai osé aborder une si belle femme.

I still wonder how I dared approach such a beautiful woman.

— Dans ses yeux (2009)

Veuillez aborder ce problème à la prochaine réunion.

Please address this issue at the next meeting.

Il est temps d'aborder sérieusement la prostitution infantile.

It is time to seriously address child prostitution.

Parce que Joan et moi, on venait d'aborder l'idée de fonder une famille.

Because Joan and I had just started discussing the idea of starting a family.

— Pour l'éternité (2025)

Ils veulent nous y pousser et nous aborder!

They want to push us there and approach us!

— Nausicaä de la vallée du vent (1984)

On doit pouvoir tout aborder, sans avoir peur de te heurter.

We should be able to discuss anything, without being afraid of offending you.

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

Tu ne devrais pas aborder ce sujet.

You shouldn't bring up this subject.

— Devdas (2002)

Non, cette question, qu'on devait aborder ensemble.

No, that question—the one we were supposed to discuss together.

— Aquarius (2016)

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