rendre visite

French

Etymology

Literally, “to give back a visit”; originally used with the meaning "pay a visit to someone who have themselves visited you earlier" (in order to reciprocate). This nuance has vanished completely in contemporary French.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʁɑ̃.dʁə vi.zit/
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Verb

rendre visite

to visit; to pay a visit to [with à ‘someone’]
J’ai rendu visite à mon frère. ― I visited my brother.