reporter

to postpone, to put off, reporter

ʁ ə . p ɔ ʁ . t e
re again or back + porter to wear; to carry
verb Rare #22,556
to postpone, to put off Often means “to postpone,” not “to report” (which is usually "rapporter" or "signaler" in French).
FR: Nous allons reporter la réunion à demain.
EN: We are going to postpone the meeting until tomorrow.
Conjugation of reporter
Past
reporter

Nous allons devoir reporter notre départ.

We’re going to have to postpone our departure.

Pouvons-nous reporter la réunion à demain?

Can we postpone the meeting until tomorrow?

Même si nous essayons de le reporter, il devrait pleuvoir toute la semaine.

Even if we try to postpone it, it is expected to rain all week.

— Les Enfants du temps (2019)

Veuillez vous reporter au paragraphe dix.

Please refer to paragraph ten.

Un compte bancaire épuisé m'avait fait reporter mes vacances.

A depleted bank account had forced me to postpone my vacation.

Je pourrais reporter.

I could postpone it.

— L'Histoire personnelle de David Copperfield (2019)

Nous allons devoir reporter la réunion.

We will have to postpone the meeting.

Cesse de reporter ta recherche d'emploi.

Stop putting off your job search.

J'ai suggéré de reporter la réunion.

I suggested postponing the meeting.

Nous allons devoir reporter le match de foot à cause du mauvais temps.

We're going to have to postpone the football match because of the bad weather.

Nous avons décidé de reporter la réunion à lundi prochain.

We decided to postpone the meeting until next Monday.

On va devoir reporter la réunion.

We're going to have to postpone the meeting.

Si vous voulez reporter notre combat, je suis bien sûr d'accord.

If you want to postpone our fight, I’m of course fine with that.

— Le Maître d'armes (2006)

Ne devrions-nous pas reporter ceci?

Shouldn't we postpone this?

Nous ne pouvons pas reporter la réunion.

We can’t postpone the meeting.

Il nous faudra reporter le match.

We will have to postpone the match.

noun Rare #36,169
reporter
FR: Le reporter écrit un article sur l’événement.
EN: The reporter is writing an article about the event.

Je suis reporter.

I am a reporter.

Il a parlé à notre reporter.

He spoke to our reporter.

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)

Reporter photographe.

Photojournalist.

— Apocalypse Now (1979)

Notre reporter a rencontré le directeur de l'établissement.

Our reporter met with the head of the institution.

— Pixote, la loi du plus faible (1980)

Le fonctionnaire du gouvernement a parlé au reporter sous couvert d'anonymat.

The government official spoke to the reporter on condition of anonymity.

Allez, laissez un petit reporter avoir sa chance!

Come on, let a little reporter have their chance!

— Scream 7 (2026)

Notre reporter l'a interviewé.

Our reporter interviewed him.

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)

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