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conduite

French, noun/kɔ̃.dɥit/

conduite is spelled C-O-N-D-U-I-T-E (8 letters) and appears 38 times per million words in written French, the 2,172nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Conduite is a French feminine noun meaning “behavior, conduct” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de conduire, de mener, de guider, d’accompagner”.

What does conduite mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininebehavior, conduct

    On m'a renvoyé pour mauvaise conduite.

  2. 2

    feminineduct

    Avec toute cette glace, la conduite d'eau a éclaté.

  3. 3

    femininedrive, driving

    La conduite à gauche.

  4. 4

    feminineguidance

    On a voyagé sous la conduite d'un ancien soldat.

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Action de conduire, de mener, de guider, d’accompagner. 2. Direction d’un ouvrage, d’un projet, d’une affaire. 3. Manière dont les éléments, les incidents sont disposés et amenés dans un ouvrage. 4. Gouvernement soit politique, soit militaire, soit ecclésiastique.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of conduite

  • conduites plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce conduite?

  • /kɔ̃.dɥit/
  • \kɔ̃.dɥit\
  • [kɔ̃.dɥiʁ]

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to conduite

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is conduite in French?

conduite appears 38 times per million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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