la range
put away · clear · tidy
Action de mettre quelque chose en ordre et à sa place.
The French word "range" is a conjugated form of the verb "ranger", typically the 1st or 3rd person singular in the present tense (je range / il range).
Meaning
- Ranger means to tidy up, to put away, or to arrange.
- When someone says "je range", it means "I tidy up" or "I put away."
- When "il range" is used, it means "he tidies up" or "he is putting away."
Components
- Root Verb: ranger
- Suffix "-e" here indicates 1st or 3rd person singular in the simple present of the indicative (je/il/elle range).
Synonyms
- mettre en ordre — put in order
- classer — classify, organize
- organiser — organize
- nettoyer — to clean (closely related but more about cleanliness than arrangement)
Antonyms
- désordonner — to disorder
- mettre en désordre — to mess up
- bouder (in some figurative senses related to neglect)
Additional Notes
- Range in French is a verb form, while in English "range" is most commonly used as a noun (meaning a span or a series), or a verb related to varying or moving over an area.
- In French, the noun related to "ranger" might be "rangement" meaning "storage" or "tidying."
If you were looking for the English word "range" used in a French context, that could refer to geographical ranges or scales, but that would often be the same as the English word used in French.
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Examples
Marie range ses affaires dans le placard.noun
Marie puts away her things in the closet.
Papa range la table après le dîner.noun
Dad clears the table after dinner.
Marie range la table chaque jour.noun
Marie clears the table every day.
Pourquoi tu ranges la cuisine maintenant ?noun
Why are you tidying the kitchen now?
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