j'attire

attracts, draws

→ attirer
attir to attract, to draw (in) + e je/il/elle present; tu command
verb · first singular · present indicative Common #8,293
attracts, draws Often a form of « attirer » meaning “to attract/draw”; it is not related to English “attire” (clothing).
FR: Cette affiche attire beaucoup de monde.
EN: This poster attracts a lot of people.
Conjugation of attirer
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First attire
Second attires attirez
Third attire
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First attire
Second attires
Third attire
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second attire attirez

Je ne vous attire pas.

I don't attract you.

— Rushmore (1998)

Tout ce qui est sucré m'attire.

Anything sweet attracts me.

Je suis curieux de savoir ce qui vous attire.

I'm curious to know what attracts you.

— Nuremberg (2025)

Naples attire de nombreux touristes.

Naples attracts many tourists.

Il attire toujours dans un guet-apens dans l'obscurité.

He always lures people into an ambush in the dark.

— Les 3 Royaumes (2008)

Attire-le.

Lure him in.

— Night Watch (2004)

Ça attire les insectes.

It attracts insects.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Le moindre bruit attire son attention.

The slightest noise attracts his attention.

Ça t'attire?

Are you attracted to it?

— Juno (2007)

Greenwich Village est un endroit qui attire surtout les jeunes.

Greenwich Village is a place that attracts mostly young people.

Qu'est-ce qui t'attire chez elle?

What attracts you to her?

Le patrimoine français attire des millions de touristes.

French heritage attracts millions of tourists.

Ici, le brouillard fait fuir les gens, il ne les attire pas.

Here, the fog drives people away, it doesn't attract them.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Je t'ai pas dit de rien acheter qui attire l'attention?

Didn't I tell you not to buy anything that attracts attention?

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Le sucre attire les fourmis.

Sugar attracts ants.

C'est la musique qui t'attire jusqu'ici.

It's the music that draws you here.

C'est pas ce qui attire les femmes?

Isn't that what attracts women?

Choisissez quelqu'un qui vous attire.

Choose someone you're attracted to.

— Fight Club (1999)

Parce qu'il attire les vers et provoque leur instinct de tueurs..

Because it attracts the worms and triggers their killer instinct...

— Dune : Première partie (2021)

Cliff, on attire leur attention.

Cliff, we're attracting their attention.

— The Dead Don't Die (2019)

Elle attire beaucoup de clients.

It attracts many customers.

— Le Secret des poignards volants (2004)

Il attire tout ce qui est autour de lui.

It attracts everything around it.

J'attire les clients!

I attract customers!

— Le Garde du corps (1961)

Le passé glorieux de ce club attire encore des supporters.

The club's glorious past still attracts supporters.

L'odeur du sang attire les chiens!

The smell of blood attracts dogs!

— Le Garde du corps (1961)

Le rapport attire l’attention sur les risques financiers.

The report draws attention to financial risks.

Ni l'un ni l'autre ne m'attire.

Neither one appeals to me.

— Guerre et Paix (1968)

Le trou noir attire la morne étoile dans ses entrailles.

The black hole pulls the dull star into its bowels.

Ça attire la tristesse.

It attracts sadness.

— Pinocchio (2019)

Entre toi et moi, l'idée de Tom ne m'attire pas beaucoup.

Between you and me, I’m not very keen on Tom’s idea.

Un aimant attire le fer.

A magnet attracts iron.

Ca nous attire!

It attracts us!

— La Guerre des étoiles (1977)

Elle a une odeur différente pour chacun, selon ce qui l'attire.

She has a different scent for each person, depending on what attracts them.

— Harry Potter et le Prince de sang-mêlé (2009)

Chacun de nos pas les attire un peu plus.

Each step we take draws them a little closer.

— Anaconda (2025)

Une caisse remplie attire les voleurs.

A full cash register attracts thieves.

Le fromage attire souvent une souris dans un piège.

Cheese often attracts a mouse into a trap.

N'attire pas l'attention.

Don't attract attention.

Il fallait que j'attire ton attention.

I had to get your attention.

Rien sur celles du centre commercial, qui les attire toujours.

Nothing about those in the shopping centre, which always attracts them.

— Faute d'amour (2017)

Mais elle s'attire des ennuis.

But she gets herself into trouble.

— Interstellar (2014)

Couvre-toi, ça attire l'attention.

Cover yourself up, it draws attention.

— Bullet Train (2022)

La merde attire les mouches, c'est bien connu.

It's well known that shit attracts flies.

La haine attire la haine.

Hatred attracts hatred.

— La Haine (1995)

Il attire l'attention.

He attracts attention.

— Ratatouille (2007)

Ça attire les chattes?

Does it attract female cats?

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

Je sais, leur sensibilité qui m'attire.

I know—it’s their sensitivity that draws me in.

— Akira (1988)

Son idée attire les autres, qui ressentent comme lui.

His idea attracts others, who feel like him.

Ce qui attire dans la jeunesse, ennuie dans la vieillesse.

What attracts in youth is boring in old age.