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ils attirent

attract, draw, appeal to

→ attirer
attir to attract, to draw + ent 3rd-person plural present (indicative or subjunctive)
verb · 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #52,344
attract, draw Can refer to physically attracting something or to drawing someone's interest.
FR: Les aimants attirent le fer.
EN: Magnets attract iron.
appeal to Used with the person who feels the appeal: « m'attirer » means “appeal to me.”
FR: Les grandes villes m'attirent.
EN: Big cities appeal to me.
Conjugation of attirer
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First attire —
Second attires attirez
Third attire attirent
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First attire —
Second attires —
Third attire attirent

Les standards d'une vie normale ne m'attirent pas.

The standards of a normal life don't appeal to me.

— Rang de Basanti (2006)

Les aimants attirent le fer.

Magnets attract iron.

Nos masques nous attirent vraiment des ennuis, n'est-ce pas ?

Our masks are really getting us into trouble, aren't they?

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

Les fleurs attirent les abeilles.

Flowers attract bees.