user

user [yze] vt [+ outil] → to wear down [+ vêtement]; to wear out [+ matière]; to wear away (= consommer) [+ charbon etc] → to use (fig) [+ santé]; to ruin: [+ personne]; to wear out;

s'user vi → to wear; to wear out (fig); to decline;

s'user à la tâche → to wear o.s. out with work;

user de vt [+ moyen, procédé] → to use, employ [+ droit]; to exercise