j'abrite

take shelter, hide, shelters, houses

→ abriter
abrit to shelter, to protect from the weather + e present or subjunctive form for je/il/elle; tu command
verb · 1st-person singular, present tense / 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #42,953
take shelter, hide Used with « toi » in the reflexive expression « abrite-toi ».
FR: Abrite-toi sous cet arbre.
EN: Take shelter under this tree.
shelters, houses
FR: Cette grotte abrite des chauves-souris.
EN: This cave shelters bats.
Conjugation of abriter
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First abrite —
Third abrite —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First abrite —
Third abrite —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second abrite —

Abrite-toi.

Take shelter.

Elle abrite aussi une minuscule population… de reptiles.

It is also home to a tiny population… of reptiles.

— Zootopie 2 (2025)

L'arbre abrite.

The tree provides shelter.

— Lagaan (2001)

Abrite-toi !

Take cover!

— Star Wars, épisode I - La Menace fantôme (1999)

Abrite-toi, pauvre idiot !

Take cover, you poor fool!

— Le Hobbit : Un voyage inattendu (2012)

Le palais Yu Xu abrite la secte Chan, il est impénétrable.

Yu Xu Palace is home to the Chan sect; it’s impenetrable.

— Ne Zha 2 (2025)