rendez-nous

give us back; visit us

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give us back; visit us An imperative addressed to vous, meaning “give us back” when followed by an object, as in « Rendez-nous notre machine », and “visit us” in the expression « rendez-nous visite ».

FR: Rendez-nous les clés avant de partir.

EN: Give us the keys back before you leave.

Rendez-nous notre machine.

Give us back our machine.

— Les Quatre Cents Coups (1959)

Rendez-nous notre machine !

Give us back our machine!

— Les Quatre Cents Coups (1959)

Rendez-nous donc visite demain !

Come visit us tomorrow!

Quand vous voudrez mourir, rendez-nous visite.

When you want to die, come visit us.

— Princess Bride (1987)

Rendez-nous notre ingénieur et quittez le système immédiatement.

Give us back our engineer and leave the system immediately.