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promener

to walk, to take for a walk

verb prohm-NAY Less Common
Body & Health Movement

Usage Note

Promener is used both transitively (promener le chien, 'to walk the dog') and reflexively (se promener, 'to go for a walk'). The reflexive form se promener is the more common everyday expression for leisure walking. A noun derived from it is promenade, meaning a walk or a walkway.

Examples

"Je promène mon chien chaque matin."

Natural Translation

I walk my dog every morning.

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