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Usages of rendre
Annuler cet événement rendrait Marie triste, alors ils se montrent prudents.
Canceling this event would make Marie sad, so they are being careful.
Les fleurs rendent la maison belle.
The flowers make the house beautiful.
Elle écrit dans son journal que sa fièvre a presque disparu, que sa toux est plus rare et que cette expérience l’a rendue plus prudente.
She writes in her diary that her fever has almost disappeared, that her cough is rarer, and that this experience has made her more cautious.
La fatigue rend ce cours ennuyeux pour moi.
Fatigue makes this class boring for me.
La panique rend la situation encore plus difficile.
Panic makes the situation even more difficult.
L'absence de Marie rend Paul triste.
Marie's absence makes Paul sad.
Le fiancé de Marie est nerveux, mais leurs fiançailles rendent toute la famille heureuse.
Marie’s fiancé is nervous, but their engagement makes the whole family happy.
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