"causer" meaning in French

See causer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ko.ze/ Audio: Fr-causer.ogg
Etymology: From cause + -er. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|cause|-er}} cause + -er Head templates: {{fr-verb}} causer
  1. to cause (be the cause of) Synonyms: provoquer
    Sense id: en-causer-fr-verb-k~grMTSe Categories (other): French terms suffixed with -er, French verbs with conjugation -er Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 45 27 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ko.ze/ Audio: Fr-causer.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin causārī. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|causor|causārī}} Borrowed from Latin causārī Head templates: {{fr-verb}} causer Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], causer [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], causant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], causé [participle, past], cause [first-person, indicative, present, singular], causes [indicative, present, second-person, singular], cause [indicative, present, singular, third-person], causons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], causez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], causent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], causais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], causais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], causait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], causions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], causiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], causaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], causai [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], causas [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], causa [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], causâmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], causâtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], causèrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], causerai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], causeras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], causera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], causerons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], causerez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], causeront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], causerais [conditional, first-person, singular], causerais [conditional, second-person, singular], causerait [conditional, singular, third-person], causerions [conditional, first-person, plural], causeriez [conditional, plural, second-person], causeraient [conditional, plural, third-person], present indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], past historic of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], cause [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], causes [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], cause [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], causions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], causiez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], causent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], causasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], causasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], causât [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], causassions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], causassiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], causassent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], cause [imperative, second-person, singular], causons [first-person, imperative, plural], causez [imperative, plural, second-person], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [first-person, imperative, multiword-construction, plural], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person]
  1. (informal, transitive) to speak (a language) Tags: informal, transitive Synonyms: parler
    Sense id: en-causer-fr-verb-wr3OButQ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 6 42 51
  2. (informal, intransitive) to speak, talk, chat; to be waffling on about Tags: informal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-causer-fr-verb-FpHnfjc0 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 6 42 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 13 31 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 22 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cause toujours, causer chiffons, tu peux causer
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        "1": "fr",
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  "etymology_text": "From cause + -er.",
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        [
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          "word": "provoquer"
        }
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      "ipa": "/ko.ze/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "causai"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "causé"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "causée"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "causées"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "causés"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "causez"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cause toujours"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "causer chiffons"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past"
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      "form": "cause",
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "causes",
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cause",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "causons",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "causez",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "causais",
      "ipa": "/ko.zɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "causais",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "causait",
      "ipa": "/ko.zɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "causions",
      "ipa": "/ko.zjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "causiez",
      "ipa": "/ko.zje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "causaient",
      "ipa": "/ko.zɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "ipa": "/ko.ze/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ko.za/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "causa",
      "ipa": "/ko.za/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "causâmes",
      "ipa": "/ko.zam/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "causâtes",
      "ipa": "/ko.zat/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "causèrent",
      "ipa": "/ko.zɛʁ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "causerai",
      "ipa": "/koz.ʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "causeras",
      "ipa": "/koz.ʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "causera",
      "ipa": "/koz.ʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "causerons",
      "ipa": "/koz.ʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "causerez",
      "ipa": "/koz.ʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "causeront",
      "ipa": "/koz.ʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "causerais",
      "ipa": "/koz.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "causerais",
      "ipa": "/koz.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "causerait",
      "ipa": "/koz.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "causerions",
      "ipa": "/ko.zə.ʁjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "causeriez",
      "ipa": "/ko.zə.ʁje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "causeraient",
      "ipa": "/koz.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present indicative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "past historic of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "anterior",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "future of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "conditional of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cause",
      "ipa": "/koz/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "causes",
      "ipa": "/koz/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cause",
      "ipa": "/koz/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "causions",
      "ipa": "/ko.zjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "causiez",
      "ipa": "/ko.zje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "causent",
      "ipa": "/koz/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "causasse",
      "ipa": "/ko.zas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "causasses",
      "ipa": "/ko.zas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "causât",
      "ipa": "/ko.za/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "causassions",
      "ipa": "/ko.za.sjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "causassiez",
      "ipa": "/ko.za.sje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "causassent",
      "ipa": "/ko.zas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cause",
      "ipa": "/koz/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "causons",
      "ipa": "/ko.zɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "causez",
      "ipa": "/ko.ze/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "causer",
      "name": "fr-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "fr-conj-auto"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "6 42 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "You speak frog, dude?",
          "text": "Tu causes le céfran, mec ?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to speak (a language)"
      ],
      "id": "en-causer-fr-verb-wr3OButQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "speak",
          "speak"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, transitive) to speak (a language)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "parler"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "6 42 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 31 56",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 22 70",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "What's he banging on about?",
          "text": "De quoi il cause ?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "You must know, sir, that with these people / They don't talk, sir, they don't talk, they count",
          "ref": "1966, Jacques Brel (lyrics and music), “Ces gens-là”:",
          "text": "Faut vous dire Monsieur que chez ces gens-là / On ne cause pas Monsieur, on ne cause pas, on compte",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to speak, talk, chat; to be waffling on about"
      ],
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          "english": "You speak frog, dude?",
          "text": "Tu causes le céfran, mec ?",
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          "english": "What's he banging on about?",
          "text": "De quoi il cause ?",
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        {
          "english": "You must know, sir, that with these people / They don't talk, sir, they don't talk, they count",
          "ref": "1966, Jacques Brel (lyrics and music), “Ces gens-là”:",
          "text": "Faut vous dire Monsieur que chez ces gens-là / On ne cause pas Monsieur, on ne cause pas, on compte",
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}

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