rapprocher
French → English
(physical) To move something closer in distance; to bring near
Peux-tu rapprocher ta chaise de la table pour mieux voir l'écran ?
(English) Can you move your chair closer to the table to see the screen better?
Le capitaine a dû rapprocher le navire du quai pour faciliter le débarquement.
(English) The captain had to bring the ship closer to the dock to facilitate disembarkation.
(social) To reconcile people who were at odds; to bring together
Leur passion commune pour l'art a fini par rapprocher les deux ennemis.
(English) Their shared passion for art eventually brought the two enemies together.
On travaille activement à rapprocher les deux délégations avant le sommet.
(English) Work is actively being done to reconcile the two delegations before the summit.
Entry ID: fr:en:rapprocher · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary