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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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French
English
English

cerner [sɛʀne] VB trans

1. cerner (encercler):

cerner personne, lieu
to surround
rendez-vous, vous êtes cernés!
give yourselves up, you're surrounded!

2. cerner (définir):

cerner question, problème
to work out
cerner personne
to make [sb] out
cerner qualité, milieu, personnalité, besoins
to determine
j'ai du mal à le cerner
I can't make him out

3. cerner (décortiquer):

cerner noix
to shell
English
English
French
French
corral (surround) demonstrator
cerner
hem in
cerner
to zero in on sth (pinpoint) fig key issue, problem
cerner
surround person
cerner
to get a fix on sth fig
cerner qc
let's get a fix on the problem
cernons le problème

in the PONS Dictionary

French
French
English
English

cerner [sɛʀne] VB trans

1. cerner a. fig (entourer d'un trait):

cerner
to outline

2. cerner (encercler):

cerner ennemi
to surround

3. cerner (évaluer):

cerner problème
to define
cerner difficulté
to assess
cerner qn inf
to make sb out
English
English
French
French
encircle
cerner
enclose
cerner
in the PONS Dictionary
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French
English
English

cerner [sɛʀne] VB trans

1. cerner a. fig (entourer d'un trait):

cerner
to outline

2. cerner (encercler):

cerner ennemi
to surround

3. cerner (évaluer):

cerner problème
to define
cerner difficulté
to assess
cerner qn inf
to figure sb out
English
English
French
French
encircle
cerner
enclose
cerner
Présent
jecerne
tucernes
il/elle/oncerne
nouscernons
vouscernez
ils/ellescernent
Imparfait
jecernais
tucernais
il/elle/oncernait
nouscernions
vouscerniez
ils/ellescernaient
Passé simple
jecernai
tucernas
il/elle/oncerna
nouscernâmes
vouscernâtes
ils/ellescernèrent
Futur simple
jecernerai
tucerneras
il/elle/oncernera
nouscernerons
vouscernerez
ils/ellescerneront
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

cerner qn inf
to make sb out

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