fournir

Signification

1. to supply, to provide, to furnish
2. to put in
3. to follow suit
4. (slang) to poke, to shaft, to hump; to have sex

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/fuʁ.niʁ/

Étymologie

From Old French furnir, fornir (whence also English furnish), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *frumjan (“to complete, execute”), from Proto-Germanic *frumjaną (“to further, promote”), from Proto-Indo-European *promo- (“front, forward”). Cf. Old High German frumjan (“to perform, provide”), from fruma (“utility, gain”), akin to Old English fremu (“profit, advantage”), fremian (“to promote, perform”). Compare Catalan fornir, Italian fornire, English furnish.

Phrases

Elle avait pour fonction de fournir directement l'énergie des salles de cuves de l'aluminerie.

Its function was to directly supply energy to the aluminum smelter's tank rooms.