"contrefaire" meaning in French

See contrefaire in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /kɔ̃.tʁə.fɛʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-contrefaire.wav
Etymology: Inherited from Old French contrefaire, from Late Latin *contrāfaciō, corresponding to contrā (“against”) + faciō (“to make”). By surface analysis, contre- + faire. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|contrefaire|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French contrefaire, {{inh+|fr|fro|contrefaire}} Inherited from Old French contrefaire, {{inh|fr|LL.|*contrāfaciō}} Late Latin *contrāfaciō, {{surf|fr|contre-|faire}} By surface analysis, contre- + faire Head templates: {{fr-verb}} contrefaire Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], contrefaire [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], contrefaisant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], contrefait [participle, past], contrefais [first-person, indicative, present, singular], contrefais [indicative, present, second-person, singular], contrefait [indicative, present, singular, third-person], contrefaisons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], contrefaites [indicative, plural, present, second-person], contrefont [indicative, plural, present, third-person], contrefaisais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], contrefaisais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], contrefaisait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], contrefaisions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], contrefaisiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], contrefaisaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], contrefis [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], contrefis [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], contrefit [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], contrefîmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], contrefîtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], contrefirent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], contreferai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], contreferas [future, indicative, second-person, singular], contrefera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], contreferons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], contreferez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], contreferont [future, indicative, plural, third-person], contreferais [conditional, first-person, singular], contreferais [conditional, second-person, singular], contreferait [conditional, singular, third-person], contreferions [conditional, first-person, plural], contreferiez [conditional, plural, second-person], contreferaient [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], contrefasse [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], contrefasses [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], contrefasse [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], contrefassions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], contrefassiez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], contrefassent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], contrefisse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], contrefisses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], contrefît [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], contrefissions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], contrefissiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], contrefissent [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], contrefais [imperative, second-person, singular], contrefaisons [first-person, imperative, plural], contrefaites [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. to forge, counterfeit
    Sense id: en-contrefaire-fr-verb-gCslbUEj Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms prefixed with contre-, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 36 27 11 25 Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with contre-: 27 26 25 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 41 21 22 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 21 22 15
  2. to imitate, mimic
    Sense id: en-contrefaire-fr-verb-rj5KFZ~I Categories (other): French terms prefixed with contre- Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with contre-: 27 26 25 22
  3. to disguise
    Sense id: en-contrefaire-fr-verb-QfLwpZOO Categories (other): French terms prefixed with contre- Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with contre-: 27 26 25 22
  4. to deform, disfigure
    Sense id: en-contrefaire-fr-verb-zFcLbu4o Categories (other): French terms prefixed with contre- Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with contre-: 27 26 25 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: contrefaçon

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/kɔ̃.tʁə.fiʁ/",
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      "ipa": "/kɔ̃.tʁə.fə.ʁje/",
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      "form": "present indicative of avoir + past participle",
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      "form": "contrefasse",
      "ipa": "/kɔ̃.tʁə.fas/",
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        "subjunctive"
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      "form": "contrefasse",
      "ipa": "/kɔ̃.tʁə.fas/",
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        "third-person"
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    },
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      "form": "contrefassions",
      "ipa": "/kɔ̃.tʁə.fa.sjɔ̃/",
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    {
      "form": "contrefassiez",
      "ipa": "/kɔ̃.tʁə.fa.sje/",
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        "subjunctive"
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    {
      "form": "contrefassent",
      "ipa": "/kɔ̃.tʁə.fas/",
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        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "contrefisse",
      "ipa": "/kɔ̃.tʁə.fis/",
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        "subjunctive"
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    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "contrefît",
      "ipa": "/kɔ̃.tʁə.fi/",
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    },
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