"fourcher" meaning in French

See fourcher in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /fuʁ.ʃe/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-fourcher.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-fourcher.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-fourcher.wav
Etymology: From fourche (“fork”) + -er. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|fourche|-er<id:verbal>|t1=fork}} fourche (“fork”) + -er Head templates: {{fr-verb}} fourcher Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], fourcher [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], fourchant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], fourché [participle, past], fourche [first-person, indicative, present, singular], fourches [indicative, present, second-person, singular], fourche [indicative, present, singular, third-person], fourchons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], fourchez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], fourchent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], fourchais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], fourchais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], fourchait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], fourchions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], fourchiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], fourchaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], fourchai [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], fourchas [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], fourcha [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], fourchâmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], fourchâtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], fourchèrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], fourcherai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], fourcheras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], fourchera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], fourcherons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], fourcherez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], fourcheront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], fourcherais [conditional, first-person, singular], fourcherais [conditional, second-person, singular], fourcherait [conditional, singular, third-person], fourcherions [conditional, first-person, plural], fourcheriez [conditional, plural, second-person], fourcheraient [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], fourche [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], fourches [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], fourche [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], fourchions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], fourchiez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], fourchent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], fourchasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], fourchasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], fourchât [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], fourchassions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], fourchassiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], fourchassent [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], fourche [imperative, second-person, singular], fourchons [first-person, imperative, plural], fourchez [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. (intransitive) to fork Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-fourcher-fr-verb-OmQl3bl4 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -er (verbal), French verbs with conjugation -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -er (verbal): 50 50 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 41
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to make a slip of the tongue Tags: figuratively, intransitive
    Sense id: en-fourcher-fr-verb-rauL8fNx Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -er (verbal), French verbs with conjugation -er, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -er (verbal): 50 50 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From fourche (“fork”) + -er.",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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    },
    {
      "form": "fr-conj-auto",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
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    {
      "form": "avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive",
        "multiword-construction"
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      "form": "fourchant",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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      "form": "ayant + past participle",
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      "form": "fourché",
      "ipa": "/fuʁ.ʃe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "form": "fourche",
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        "present",
        "singular"
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      "form": "fourches",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
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      "form": "fourchais",
      "ipa": "/fuʁ.ʃɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "fourchait",
      "ipa": "/fuʁ.ʃɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
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        "third-person"
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      "form": "fourchions",
      "ipa": "/fuʁ.ʃjɔ̃/",
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        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "fourchiez",
      "ipa": "/fuʁ.ʃje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fourchaient",
      "ipa": "/fuʁ.ʃɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/fuʁ.ʃe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
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      "ipa": "/fuʁ.ʃa/",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "fourchâmes",
      "ipa": "/fuʁ.ʃam/",
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
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      "ipa": "/fuʁ.ʃat/",
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        "second-person"
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      "form": "fourchèrent",
      "ipa": "/fuʁ.ʃɛʁ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "fourcherai",
      "ipa": "/fuʁ.ʃə.ʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "fourcheras",
      "ipa": "/fuʁ.ʃə.ʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "fourchera",
      "ipa": "/fuʁ.ʃə.ʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fourcherons",
      "ipa": "/fuʁ.ʃə.ʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "fourcherez",
      "ipa": "/fuʁ.ʃə.ʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fourcheront",
      "ipa": "/fuʁ.ʃə.ʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fourcherais",
      "ipa": "/fuʁ.ʃə.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "fourcherais",
      "ipa": "/fuʁ.ʃə.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fourcherait",
      "ipa": "/fuʁ.ʃə.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fourcherions",
      "ipa": "/fuʁ.ʃə.ʁjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fourcheriez",
      "ipa": "/fuʁ.ʃə.ʁje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fourcheraient",
      "ipa": "/fuʁ.ʃə.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present indicative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect"
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    },
    {
      "form": "past historic of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "multiword-construction",
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    },
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      "form": "future of avoir + past participle",
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      "form": "fourches",
      "ipa": "/fuʁʃ/",
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        "subjunctive"
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      "form": "fourche",
      "ipa": "/fuʁʃ/",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "fourchions",
      "ipa": "/fuʁ.ʃjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "subjunctive"
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      "form": "fourchiez",
      "ipa": "/fuʁ.ʃje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
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      "form": "fourchent",
      "ipa": "/fuʁʃ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "present",
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fourchasse",
      "ipa": "/fuʁ.ʃas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fourchasses",
      "ipa": "/fuʁ.ʃas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fourchât",
      "ipa": "/fuʁ.ʃa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fourchassions",
      "ipa": "/fuʁ.ʃa.sjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fourchassiez",
      "ipa": "/fuʁ.ʃa.sje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fourchassent",
      "ipa": "/fuʁ.ʃas/",
      "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": [
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        "pluperfect",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "fourche",
      "ipa": "/fuʁʃ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fourchons",
      "ipa": "/fuʁ.ʃɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fourchez",
      "ipa": "/fuʁ.ʃe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
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              19
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          "english": "the tongue slipped",
          "tags": [
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