percevoir
French → English
verb//pɛʁsəvwaʁ//
(finance) To collect: to receive or gather taxes, duties, or rents.
L'État perçoit des impôts sur le revenu chaque année.
(English) The state collects income taxes every year.
Une surtaxe de consommation est perçue sur les produits de luxe.
(English) A consumption surtax is collected on luxury products.
verb//pɛʁsəvwaʁ//
(general) To perceive: to become aware of something through the senses.
Son ouïe fine lui laissa percevoir un bruit de grincement.
(English) His sharp hearing let him perceive a squeaking sound.
Parfois on côtoie le danger sans le percevoir consciemment.
(English) Sometimes we are near danger without consciously perceiving it.
Entry ID: fr:en:percevoir · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary