brancher

to plug in, to connect, to get someone interested in, to introduce someone to

b ʁ ɑ̃ . ʃ e
branch field of work + er Infinitive
verb Rare #43,800
to plug in, to connect
FR: Je vais brancher la lampe.
EN: I'm going to plug in the lamp.
to get someone interested in, to introduce someone to Informal in this sense.
FR: Elle veut brancher ses amis sur le jazz.
EN: She wants to get her friends interested in jazz.
Conjugation of brancher
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First branche —
Second — branchez
Third branche —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First branche —
Third branche —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second branche branchez
brancher

Tu peux le brancher ?

Can you plug it in?

— Alien, le huitième passager (1979)

Tu devrais brancher le machin dans le truc.

You should plug the thing into the thing.

Permettez-moi de le brancher et vois déjà.

Let me plug it in and see.

— Porn in the Hood (2012)

Tu peux te brancher en manuel.

You can switch it to manual mode.

— Alien, la résurrection (1997)

Il s'agit pas d'argent mais de musique, de brancher les gens.

It's not about money, but about music—about connecting with people.

— Presque Célèbre (2000)

Il dit de le brancher n'importe où.

He says to plug it in anywhere.

— Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)

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