"effleurer" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /e.flœ.ʁe/ Audio: Fr-effleurer.ogg
Etymology: From Middle French effleurer, from Old French esflourer, equivalent to ex- (“ex-”) + fleurer (“sprinkle”). In some senses, from Middle French fleur (“surface, top layer”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *flōr (“ground, floor”), from Proto-Germanic *flōraz. Etymology templates: {{inh|fr|frm|effleurer}} Middle French effleurer, {{inh|fr|fro|esflourer}} Old French esflourer, {{af|fr|ex-|fleurer|t1=ex-|t2=sprinkle}} ex- (“ex-”) + fleurer (“sprinkle”), {{der|fr|frm|fleur|t=surface, top layer}} Middle French fleur (“surface, top layer”), {{der|fr|gmw-pro|*flōr|t=ground, floor}} Proto-West Germanic *flōr (“ground, floor”), {{der|fr|gem-pro|*flōraz}} Proto-Germanic *flōraz Head templates: {{fr-verb}} effleurer Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], effleurer [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], effleurant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], effleuré [participle, past], effleure [first-person, indicative, present, singular], effleures [indicative, present, second-person, singular], effleure [indicative, present, singular, third-person], effleurons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], effleurez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], effleurent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], effleurais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], effleurais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], effleurait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], effleurions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], effleuriez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], effleuraient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], effleurai [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], effleuras [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], effleura [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], effleurâmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], effleurâtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], effleurèrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], effleurerai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], effleureras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], effleurera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], effleurerons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], effleurerez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], effleureront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], effleurerais [conditional, first-person, singular], effleurerais [conditional, second-person, singular], effleurerait [conditional, singular, third-person], effleurerions [conditional, first-person, plural], effleureriez [conditional, plural, second-person], effleureraient [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], effleure [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], effleures [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], effleure [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], effleurions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], effleuriez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], effleurent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], effleurasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], effleurasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], effleurât [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], effleurassions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], effleurassiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], effleurassent [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], effleure [imperative, second-person, singular], effleurons [first-person, imperative, plural], effleurez [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 stroke gently, to touch lightly Categories (topical): Touch Synonyms: caresser
    Sense id: en-effleurer-fr-verb-jm7V-x7L Disambiguation of Touch: 49 20 31 Categories (other): French terms prefixed with ex-, French verbs with conjugation -er Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with ex-: 36 35 29 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 25 37 38
  2. to brush over, to brush past
    Sense id: en-effleurer-fr-verb-vrGhBrcM Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms prefixed with ex-, French verbs with conjugation -er Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 28 66 6 Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with ex-: 36 35 29 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 25 37 38
  3. (figuratively) to skim over (a subject) Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-effleurer-fr-verb-GcnHG3B9 Categories (other): French terms prefixed with ex-, French verbs with conjugation -er Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with ex-: 36 35 29 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 25 37 38

Inflected forms

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        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 37 38",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "25 37 38",
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        "to skim over (a subject)"
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        "(figuratively) to skim over (a subject)"
      ],
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        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
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    },
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    }
  ],
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}

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    "French entries with incorrect language header",
    "French first group verbs",
    "French lemmas",
    "French terms derived from Middle French",
    "French terms derived from Old French",
    "French terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "French terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "French terms inherited from Middle French",
    "French terms inherited from Old French",
    "French terms prefixed with ex-",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "French terms with audio links",
    "French verbs",
    "French verbs with conjugation -er",
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        "third-person"
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        "present"
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        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
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      "form": "effleurent",
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      "form": "effleurait",
      "ipa": "/e.flœ.ʁɛ/",
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        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "effleuriez",
      "ipa": "/e.flœ.ʁje/",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "effleuraient",
      "ipa": "/e.flœ.ʁɛ/",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular"
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "ipa": "/e.flœ.ʁam/",
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        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
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    },
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
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    },
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        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
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      "form": "effleureras",
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        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "form": "effleurera",
      "ipa": "/e.flœ.ʁə.ʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "effleurerons",
      "ipa": "/e.flœ.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "effleurerez",
      "ipa": "/e.flœ.ʁə.ʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "effleureront",
      "ipa": "/e.flœ.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "effleurerais",
      "ipa": "/e.flœ.ʁə.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "effleurerais",
      "ipa": "/e.flœ.ʁə.ʁɛ/",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "form": "effleurerait",
      "ipa": "/e.flœ.ʁə.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "conditional",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "effleurerions",
      "ipa": "/e.flœ.ʁə.ʁjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "plural"
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      "form": "effleureriez",
      "ipa": "/e.flœ.ʁə.ʁje/",
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "effleureraient",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "present indicative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect"
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    },
    {
      "form": "past historic of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "anterior",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "future of avoir + past participle",
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      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
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    },
    {
      "form": "conditional of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
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    },
    {
      "form": "effleure",
      "ipa": "/e.flœʁ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "effleures",
      "ipa": "/e.flœʁ/",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
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        "singular",
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "effleurions",
      "ipa": "/e.flœ.ʁjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "effleuriez",
      "ipa": "/e.flœ.ʁje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "effleurent",
      "ipa": "/e.flœʁ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "effleurasse",
      "ipa": "/e.flœ.ʁas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "effleurasses",
      "ipa": "/e.flœ.ʁas/",
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      "tags": [
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        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "effleurât",
      "ipa": "/e.flœ.ʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
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    {
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      "ipa": "/e.flœ.ʁa.sjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
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    {
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        "subjunctive"
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      "ipa": "/e.flœ.ʁas/",
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        "third-person"
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    },
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      "form": "present subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "subjunctive"
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    },
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      "form": "imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
    {
      "form": "effleure",
      "ipa": "/e.flœʁ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "effleurons",
      "ipa": "/e.flœ.ʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "effleurez",
      "ipa": "/e.flœ.ʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "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": [
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      ]
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      "args": {},
      "name": "fr-conj-auto"
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  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "to stroke gently, to touch lightly"
      ],
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        [
          "touch",
          "touch"
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          "word": "caresser"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "to brush over, to brush past"
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          "brush",
          "brush"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "to skim over (a subject)"
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          "skim",
          "skim"
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        "(figuratively) to skim over (a subject)"
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        "figuratively"
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    {
      "ipa": "/e.flœ.ʁe/"
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      "audio": "Fr-effleurer.ogg",
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}

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