L'inviter (en. Invite him)

/lɛ̃vité/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

A person who has been asked to come to a party or event.

All the guests have arrived for the reception.

Tous les invités sont arrivés pour la réception.

Client of a food establishment.

The guest of the restaurant particularly appreciated the service.

L'inviter du restaurant a particulièrement apprécié le service.

verb

Invited, to a person, to participate in an event.

She decided to invite her friends for dinner.

Elle a décidé d'inviter ses amis pour un dîner.

To ask someone to join an activity.

He invited his colleague to the conference.

Il a invité son collègue à la conférence.

From the verb 'inviter', derived from the Latin 'invitare'.

to invite someone to

To ask someone to come to an event.

inviter quelqu'un à

to be the guest of honor

To be the main person invited to an event.

être l'invité d'honneur

to invite to the party

To summon people for a celebration.

inviter à la fête

invitation

The action of inviting someone to an event.

invitation

hostess

Woman who receives guests.

hôtesse

reception

Event where guests are welcomed.

réception

To invite someone informally.

He invited his buddies over for drinks.

Il a invité ses potes à la maison pour un apéro.

To click on a friend in a social network to join an outing.

I invited him out via Facebook.

Je l'ai invité à sortir via Facebook.