remercier

== French == === Etymology === From re- +‎ merci +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁə.mɛʁ.sje/ === Verb === remercier to thank (someone) (euphemistic) to fire (an employee) ==== Usage notes ==== Remercier can be used with de or pour. De is more common when the complement is an infinitive (Je te remercie d'avoir pensé à moi); both are used when the complement is a noun (Je te remercie pour/de ce beau cadeau). De with a noun is sometimes considered more formal, but both are standard. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== remerciement === Further reading === “remercier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012