aborder

/abɔʁde/
1.
verbInf1stPres

approach someone (go up to someone, accost)

start a conversation with someone (including to flirt or pick up)

J'ai abordé un inconnu dans la rue pour lui demander l'heure.

I approached a stranger in the street to ask him the time.

Synonyms:aborder (accoster), approcher, interpeller
2.
verbInf1stPres

tackle or deal with a subject, problem, or issue (bring up, address)

On va aborder ce point à l'ordre du jour pendant la réunion.

We will address that item on the agenda during the meeting.

Synonyms:traiter, évoquer, entamer
3.
verbInf1stPres

come alongside or board (a ship); make landfall or reach the shore

Le bateau a abordé la côte au petit matin.

The boat made landfall on the coast at dawn.

Synonyms:accoster, monter à bord
aborder - French Definition & Examples