"gaffer" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ɡa.fe/, /ɡa.fœʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-gaffer.wav Forms: gaffers [plural]
Etymology: From gaffe + -er. Sense of gaffer-taping from English gaffer tape. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|gaffe|-er}} gaffe + -er, {{bor|fr|en|gaffer tape}} English gaffer tape Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} gaffer m (plural gaffers)
  1. gaffer tape Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Tapes
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Verb

IPA: /ɡa.fe/, /ɡa.fœʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-gaffer.wav
Etymology: From gaffe + -er. Sense of gaffer-taping from English gaffer tape. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|gaffe|-er}} gaffe + -er, {{bor|fr|en|gaffer tape}} English gaffer tape Head templates: {{fr-verb}} gaffer Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], gaffer [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], gaffant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], gaffé [participle, past], gaffe [first-person, indicative, present, singular], gaffes [indicative, present, second-person, singular], gaffe [indicative, present, singular, third-person], gaffons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], gaffez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], gaffent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], gaffais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], gaffais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], gaffait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], gaffions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], gaffiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], gaffaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], gaffai [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], gaffas [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], gaffa [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], gaffâmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], gaffâtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], gaffèrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], gafferai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], gafferas [future, indicative, second-person, singular], gaffera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], gafferons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], gafferez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], gafferont [future, indicative, plural, third-person], gafferais [conditional, first-person, singular], gafferais [conditional, second-person, singular], gafferait [conditional, singular, third-person], gafferions [conditional, first-person, plural], gafferiez [conditional, plural, second-person], gafferaient [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], gaffe [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], gaffes [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], gaffe [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], gaffions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], gaffiez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], gaffent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], gaffasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], gaffasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], gaffât [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], gaffassions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], gaffassiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], gaffassent [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], gaffe [imperative, second-person, singular], gaffons [first-person, imperative, plural], gaffez [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 make a gaffe; to mess up; botch up
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  2. to gaffer tape
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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