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For the verb: "to meet"

Simple Past:	met
Past Participle:	met

Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:

meet

1. noun
   1. Sport rencontre f (sportive);
      track ~ US rencontre f d'athlétisme;
   2. GB (in hunting) rendez-vous m de chasseurs.

2. transitive verb
   1. rencontrer (person, team, enemy);
   2. (make acquaintance of) faire la connaissance de (person);
      have you met each other? vous vous connaissez?;
   3. (await) attendre;
      (fetch) chercher;
      she went to ~ them elle est allée les attendre or chercher;
      to ~ sb off GB or at US the plane attendre qn à l'aéroport;
   4. répondre à, satisfaire à (criteria, standards, needs);
      payer (bills, costs);
      couvrir (debts);
      faire face à (obligations, commitments);
      remplir (conditions);
   5. se montrer à la hauteur de (challenge).

3. intransitive verb
   1. (people, teams) se rencontrer;
      (committee, parliament) se réunir;
      to ~ again (people) se revoir;
   2. (by appointment) (people) se retrouver;
   3. (make acquaintance) (people) se connaître;
   4. (lips, roads) se rencontrer;
      their eyes met leurs regards se croisèrent.

IDIOMS:

to make ends ~ joindre les deux bouts.

meet up (colloquial)

se retrouver;
to ~ up with (colloquial) retrouver (friend).

meet with:

~ with [sb] rencontrer (person, delegation);

~ with [sth] rencontrer (opposition, success, suspicion);
être accueilli/-e avec (approval);
subir (failure).

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'meet' found in these entries:

English:

bump - deadline - delighted - face-to-face - join - often - pleased - satisfy - shape - weekly - wherever - whisk - whom

French:

apercevoir - assumer - au-devant - besoin - critère - croiser - défrayer - délai - entrée - essuyer - face - heureux - joindre - local - maître - parler - rejoindre - rencontre - rencontrer - répondre - retrouver - réunir - satisfaire - sortie - subvenir

meet: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
meet	vtr	(encounter)	se rencontrer vpr ⇒
Craig and Laura are going to meet at the café.
Craig et Laura vont se rencontrer au café.
meet	vi	(become acquainted)	rencontrer vtr ⇒
At the party, there were many people to meet.
Il y avait beaucoup de gens à rencontrer à la soirée.
meet	n	(sports: contest) sport	rencontre nf
My track team has a meet this weekend.
Mon équipe d'athlétisme participe à une rencontre ce week-end.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
meet	n	(convention, get-together)	rassemblement nm
There will be a motorcycle meet at the park on Saturday.
Il y aura un rassemblement de motards au parc samedi.
meet	vi	(come together)	se rencontrer vpr ⇒
Where would you like us to meet?
Où pouvons-nous nous rencontrer ?
meet	vi	(assemble)	se rassembler vpr ⇒
			faire une réunion vtr
The union will meet on Tuesday.
Le syndicat se rassemble mardi.
Le syndicat fait une réunion mardi.
meet	vi	(form a junction)	se rejoindre vpr ⇒
There is a stop sign where the roads meet.
Il y a un stop à l'endroit où les routes se rejoignent.
meet	vi	(come together in hostility)	s'affronter vpr ⇒
Many men died when the two armies met.
De nombreux hommes sont morts quand les deux armées se sont affrontées.
meet	vtr	(await at arrival)	accueillir vtr ⇒
The whole family will meet our flight at the airport.
Toute la famille sera à l'aéroport pour nous accueillir.
meet	vtr	(be introduced)	présenter vtr ⇒
I'd like you to meet my friend.
J'aimerais te présenter mon ami.
meet	vtr	(come into the presence of sb)	se retrouver vpr ⇒
They will meet one another at the cinema.
Ils se retrouveront au cinéma.
meet	vtr	(perceive)	percevoir vtr ⇒
The traveller meets a strange sight as he enters the city.
Le voyageur perçoit quelque chose d'étrange lorsqu'il arrive en ville.
meet	vtr	(join)	se rejoindre vpr ⇒
The water pipes meet at this joint.
Les tuyaux se rejoignent à ce raccord.
meet	vtr	(face directly)	rencontrer vtr ⇒
Dartmouth will meet Princeton for the championship.
Darmouth rencontrera Princeton pour le championnat.
meet	vtr	(collide)	se heurter vpr ⇒
The speeding cars met in a loud crash.
Les voitures de course se sont heurtées dans un bruit épouvantable.
meet	vtr	(contest with)	se rencontrer vpr ⇒
The two enemies met on the field of battle.
Les deux ennemis se sont rencontrés sur le champ de bataille.
meet	vtr	(cope with)	s'occuper vpr ⇒
I'll meet that problem later. For now I have to do this job.
Je m'occuperai de ce problème plus tard. J'ai un travail à terminer.
meet	vtr	(satisfy)	satisfaire vtr ⇒
The employee's performance did not meet his manager's expectations.
Les résultats de l'employé n'ont pas satisfait les attentes de son patron.
meet	vtr	(conform with)	être conforme vtr
This process does not meet quality standards.
Ce procédé n'est pas conforme aux normes de qualité.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
extremes meet		loc	les extrêmes se rejoignent
glad to meet you		phrase	enchanté, heureux de vous connaître
make ends meet			joindre les deux bouts
make ends meet (earn enough to live)		v	gagner ⇒ (avec un salaire)
make ends meet (earn enough to live)		v	gagner ⇒
meet again		v	recroiser ⇒ (une personne)
meet days		adj	gras (religieux)
meet quality requirements		v	répondre aux exigences de qualité
meet requirements		v	satisfaire les besoins de
meet the president		v	rencontrer le président
meet up		v	rejoindre ⇒
meet up with		v	retrouver ⇒
meet with		v	éprouver ⇒ (subir - problèmes)
meet with		v	rencontrer ⇒
meet with success			rencontrer le succès
nice to meet you		adj	enchanté
pleased to meet you		adj	enchanté
track meet			compétition sportive
track meet		nf	rencontre sportive
until we meet again		nf	jusqu'à notre prochaine rencontre
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Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot(s) "meet".

... what need is there to meet people in the flesh?
"I shall await the day we meet again"
a visit to meet
A way to meet new people
agreed to meet him...
And when we meet again, it will be for the first time.
au revoir when you'll never again meet?
before we meet
bring home (to meet the parents)
cabinet would meet...
came to tell him that the general wanted to meet him
can we meet each other next week?
Can we meet up someplace?
can you meet me at the station?
can't meet the world's power needs.
Can't wait to meet you
classes meet
Come to her (meet)
Could we meet there around six?
delighted to meet you at
Did you have to meet her?
Donna and her friend meet once a week
EN: help your company meet/meets - grammaire
Even though all teachers must meet the same qualifications, each person has a different personnality and different experiences in handling certain situations
fail to meet deadline
fail to meet expectations
FR: meet with you and your husband - grammaire
FR: even though I will probably never meet them - grammaire
FR: I have never meet my cousin before - grammaire
FR: meet you (sing.) and discuss your (pl.) projects - grammaire
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