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réputer

to consider, to repute (usually passive: être réputé)

verb reh-poo-TEH Rare

Usage Note

Réputer is almost exclusively used in the passive construction être réputé(e) pour ('to be renowned/reputed for'). It is a formal register word; in everyday speech être connu pour is more natural. The derived adjective réputé (renowned, reputable) is far more common on its own than the verb in active voice.

Examples

"Cette région est réputée pour ses vins."

Natural Translation

This region is renowned for its wines.

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