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livrer

French → English

verb//li.vʁe//

(logistics) To deliver: to hand over goods or services to a recipient as agreed; to distribute

Le transporteur doit livrer ces colis fragiles avant la fin de la matinée.

(English) The carrier must deliver these fragile packages before the end of the morning.

Cette épicerie propose de livrer les courses à domicile pour les personnes âgées.

(English) This grocery store offers to deliver groceries to homes for elderly people.

verb//li.vʁe//

(justice/betrayal) To hand over: to place someone in the power or discretion of an authority or enemy; to surrender

La police a finalement réussi à livrer le suspect aux autorités judiciaires.

(English) The police finally managed to hand the suspect over to the judicial authorities.

Dans ce film d'espionnage, l'agent double choisit de livrer son complice pour se sauver.

(English) In this spy film, the double agent chooses to betray his accomplice to save himself.

Entry ID: fr:en:livrer · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary