What does cultiver in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word cultiver in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cultiver in French.

The word cultiver in French means cultivate, grow, farm, improve, grow, educate yourself, cultivate, devote yourself to, work the earth, farm the land, cultivate the earth, distinguish yourself, make yourself stand out, keep in shape, perfect your art. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cultiver

cultivate, grow, farm

verbe transitif (s'occuper de végétaux)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Jean cultive des salades dans son potager.
John cultivates lettuces in his vegetable garden.

improve

verbe transitif (figuré (entretenir)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Paul cultive sa mémoire en faisant des mots croisés.
Paul improves his memory by doing crosswords.

grow

verbe pronominal (pousser)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Les tomates se cultivent en été.
Tomatoes grow in the summertime.

educate yourself

verbe pronominal (améliorer ses connaissances)

(transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.")
Lise se cultive dès qu'elle le peut.
Lisa improves her knowledge whenever she can.

cultivate

verbe transitif (utiliser avec plaisir)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Marie cultive l'art des contrepèteries.
Mary is working on her spoonerisms.

devote yourself to

verbe transitif (littéraire (s'adonner à [qch])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Jean cultive la poésie à ses moments perdus.
John devotes himself to poetry in his spare time.

work the earth, farm the land

locution verbale (labourer)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

cultivate the earth

locution verbale (jardiner)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

distinguish yourself, make yourself stand out

locution verbale (s'efforcer de garder ses particularités)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

keep in shape

locution verbale (conserver sa condition physique)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

perfect your art

locution verbale (entretenir ses savoir-faire)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Parler de son travail lui permet d'entretenir son art.

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