Consultait (en. Consulted)

/kɔ̃.syl.tɛ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To seek advice or information from someone.

He often consulted his doctor before making a decision.

Il consultait souvent son médecin avant de prendre une décision.

To consult documents or sources of information.

She consulted books to prepare for her exam.

Elle consultait des livres pour préparer son examen.

To refer to a text or reference.

We consulted the manual to solve the problem.

Nous consultions le manuel pour résoudre le problème.

From the Latin verb 'consultare', which means 'to deliberate' or 'to seek advice'.

consult an expert

To ask a specialist's opinion on a specific subject.

consulter un expert

consult one's notes

To look at one's annotations or documents to recall information.

consulter ses notes

consult online

To search for information on the Internet.

consulter en ligne

consultation

Act of seeking advice or information.

consultation

consultant

Expert who provides advice in a specific field.

consultant

consultative

Aimed at giving advice.

consultatif

To consult quickly

I’m just going to do a quick consult to get an idea.

Je vais juste faire un petit consultait pour avoir une idée.

To look quickly

I consulted him briefly to form an opinion.

Je l'ai consulté vite fait pour me faire une opinion.