bénir

to bless

b e . n i ʁ
bén to bless + ir Infinitive
verb Rare #32,701
to bless Often used in a religious sense.
FR: Il veut bénir le repas avant de manger.
EN: He wants to bless the meal before eating.
Conjugation of bénir
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First bénisse —
Third bénisse —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First bénisse —
bénir
Past
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First bénis —
Second bénis bénissez
Third bénit —
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First bénis —
Second bénis —
Third bénit —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second bénis bénissez

Puisse le Seigneur vous bénir et vous préserver.

May the Lord bless you and preserve you.

Née pour m'apporter le bonheur et bénir les autres.

Born to bring me happiness and bless others.

— Metropolis (1927)

Que Dieu continue de bénir les États-Unis d'Amérique.

May God continue to bless the United States of America.

Le cadavre que je dus bénir semblait celui d'un vieillard.

The corpse I had to bless appeared to belong to an old man.

— Le Ruban blanc (2009)

Ils ont fait bénir la maison.

They had the house blessed.

Éminence, accepteriez-vous de bénir ce repas ?

Your Eminence, would you be willing to bless this meal?

— Conclave (2024)

Mais il faut le bénir de nouveau.

But he has to be blessed again.

— Mekong Hotel (2012)

Mes parents doivent sûrement vous bénir.

My parents must surely be blessing you.

— Gangs of Wasseypur : 1ère partie (2012)

Puisse Dieu continuer de bénir les États-Unis d'Amérique.

May God continue to bless the United States of America.

Je vais bénir ces garçons.

I will bless these boys.

— Le vent se lève (2006)

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