What does cohabiter in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word cohabiter in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cohabiter in French.

The word cohabiter in French means share a house with, cohabit, integrate. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cohabiter

share a house with

verbe transitif indirect (vivre dans la même maison)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ce jeune couple cohabite avec les parents du jeune homme.
The couple are living with the young man's parents.

cohabit

verbe intransitif (vivre ensemble) (couple: formal)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Les étudiants cohabitaient dans une grande maison.
The students live together in a large house.

integrate

verbe intransitif (fonctionner ensemble)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il ne va pas être facile de faire cohabiter ces deux programmes.
It's not going to be easy to get these two programmes to coexist.

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