recruter

to recruit

ʁ ə . k ʁ y . t e
re again; back + crut recruit + er Infinitive
verb Rare #37,600
to recruit
FR: Nous voulons recruter une nouvelle personne.
EN: We want to recruit a new person.
Conjugation of recruter
recruter
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First recrute —
Third recrute —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First recrute —
Third recrute —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second recrute —

J'ai appris par la suite qu'il avait du mal à recruter, dit Antonio.

I later learned that he was having trouble recruiting, Antonio said.

Le FBI a voulu la recruter.

The FBI wanted to recruit her.

— Cemetery of Splendour (2015)

Les Mangemorts essaient de me recruter depuis plus d'un an.

The Death Eaters have been trying to recruit me for over a year.

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

Allons recruter des scientifiques.

Let's recruit scientists.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Est-ce le bon endroit pour recruter une milice ?

Is this the right place to recruit a militia?

Lui, je tenais à le recruter.

I was determined to recruit him.

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

Il devrait y avoir des lois pour empêcher les écoles de recruter.

There should be laws to stop schools from recruiting.

— Starship Troopers (1997)

J'avais dit à Pedreira de le recruter mais on ne l'a plus revu depuis.

I had told Pedreira to recruit him, but we haven’t seen him since.

— La Cité des hommes (2007)

Il va falloir recruter !

We’re going to have to hire!

— The Money Maker (2026)