WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| Principales traductions |
| oser faire [qch] loc v | (avoir le courage) | dare⇒ vtr |
| | Je n'ose pas lui annoncer le décès de son ami. |
| | I dare not tell him of his friend's death. |
| oser [qch]⇒ vtr | (avoir le courage de faire [qch]) | dare to do [sth] v expr |
| | | will do [sth] v expr |
| | "Les cons ça ose tout. C'est même à ça qu'on les reconnaît." |
| | Idiots will do anything; in fact, that's how you know they're idiots. |
| oser vi | (prendre un risque) | be daring, be bold vi + adj |
| | Tu ne prends pas assez de risques. Tu sais, dans la vie, il faut oser ! |
| | You don't take enough risks; you know, in life you need to be daring (or: bold)! |
| oser faire [qch] loc v | (avoir l'impudence) | dare to do [sth] v expr |
| | | have the audacity to do [sth], have the cheek to do [sth] v expr |
| | L'élève ose dire que l'instituteur est un menteur. |
| | The pupil dares to say that his teacher is a liar. |
| oser vi | (avoir l'impudence) | dare⇒ vi |
| | Mais jeune homme, comment osez-vous ? |
| | Well, young man; how dare you! |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| oser faire [qch] loc v | littéraire (risquer) | dare to do [sth] v expr |
| | (UK) | dare do [sth] v expr |
| | Il osa lever les yeux vers elle. |
| | He dared to look up at her. |
| oser faire [qch] loc v | Suisse (avoir la permission) (formal or ironic) | be so bold as to do [sth] v expr |
| | | can do [sth]⇒, could do [sth]⇒, may do [sth]⇒ v aux |
| | (formal) | might do [sth]⇒ v aux |
| | Est-ce que j'ose partir maintenant ? |
| | May I be so bold as to leave now. |