English-French translations for receive

• recevoir
  Nous sommes fiers de le recevoir aujourd'hui. We are proud to receive it today.
  J'espère que vous continuerez d'en recevoir. I hope that you continue to receive them.
  Vous devriez recevoir ce document en avril. You should receive this document in April.
• accueillir
  par écrit. - (PT) On ne peut pas recevoir d'invités sans maison pour les accueillir. One cannot receive guests without a home in which to receive them.
  Nous ne pouvons plus accueillir dignement les demandeurs d'asile. We can no longer receive asylum seekers with dignity.
  Si seulement nous pouvions accueillir tous ceux qui le souhaitent! If only we could receive everybody who wanted to come.
• adopter
• avoir
  J'espère avoir une réponse à ces questions. I hope to receive a reply to these questions.
  Il serait intéressant d'avoir une réponse à cette question. It would be interesting to receive an answer on this.
  J'aimerais avoir quelques indications à ce sujet. I would like to receive some indication to this effect.
• obtenir
  Ils peuvent bénéficier d'une aide immédiate et obtenir un délai de six mois pour s'adapter. They can receive aid now, and then they have six months to adapt.
  J'aimerais obtenir des réponses très claires à ces questions. I hope that I will receive unambiguous answers to these questions.
  Les PME peuvent également obtenir une aide financière proportionnellement plus élevée. SMEs can also receive a higher percentage of support than large enterprises.
• réceptionner
• recueillir
  Nous espérons qu’une procédure ultrarapide pourra être suivie, de façon à recueillir l’avis de la Cour en automne. We hope that a fast-track procedure can be followed so that we will receive the opinion of the Court in the autumn.
  Lors de cette CIG, nous avons pu dans de nombreux cas recueillir le soutien de 14, 13 ou 12 États membres sur tel ou tel point. But we did not receive support from the full 15, which would have been required for example for these majority decisions.
  La Commission serait reconnaissante de pouvoir saisir cette occasion pour recueillir des informations de première main. If it did then the Commission would be very grateful to have this opportunity to receive information of this kind first hand.
• revêtir

Definition of receive

• To take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, etc.; to accept; to be given something
• To take goods knowing them to be stolen
• To incur (an injury
• To allow ; to give credence or acceptance to
• To detect a signal from a transmitter
• To accept into the mind; to understand
• An operation in which data is received

Examples

• She received many presents for her birthday
• to receive a lodger, visitor, ambassador, messenger, etc
• I received a bloody nose from the collision

Related words

• receiver
• received
• receivership
• unreceived
• photoreceiver
• transmitter-receiver
• receive evidence
• receive treatment
• receive the sacrament