"spéculer" meaning in French

See spéculer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /spe.ky.le/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-spéculer.wav
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin speculārī. Cf. the Old French form especuler. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|speculor|speculārī}} Borrowed from Latin speculārī Head templates: {{fr-verb}} spéculer Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], spéculer [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], spéculant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], spéculé [participle, past], spécule [first-person, indicative, present, singular], spécules [indicative, present, second-person, singular], spécule [indicative, present, singular, third-person], spéculons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], spéculez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], spéculent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], spéculais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], spéculais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], spéculait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], spéculions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], spéculiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], spéculaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], spéculai [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], spéculas [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], spécula [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], spéculâmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], spéculâtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], spéculèrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], spéculerai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], spéculeras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], spéculera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], spéculerons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], spéculerez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], spéculeront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], spéculerais [conditional, first-person, singular], spéculerais [conditional, second-person, singular], spéculerait [conditional, singular, third-person], spéculerions [conditional, first-person, plural], spéculeriez [conditional, plural, second-person], spéculeraient [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], spécule [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], spécules [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], spécule [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], spéculions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], spéculiez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], spéculent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], spéculasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], spéculasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], spéculât [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], spéculassions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], spéculassiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], spéculassent [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], spécule [imperative, second-person, singular], spéculons [first-person, imperative, plural], spéculez [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. (finance, intransitive) to speculate Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-spéculer-fr-verb-2juu2XXB Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs with conjugation -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Topics: business, finance
  2. (intransitive) to speculate (guess) Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-spéculer-fr-verb-MB~wSVm8 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs with conjugation -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: spéculateur, spéculatif, spéculation

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "spéculateur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "spéculatif"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "spéculation"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "speculor",
        "4": "speculārī"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Latin speculārī",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin speculārī. Cf. the Old French form especuler.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fr-conj-auto",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculer",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "multiword-construction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculant",
      "ipa": "/spe.ky.lɑ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayant + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "multiword-construction",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculé",
      "ipa": "/spe.ky.le/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spécule",
      "ipa": "/spe.kyl/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spécules",
      "ipa": "/spe.kyl/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "spécule",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculons",
      "ipa": "/spe.ky.lɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculez",
      "ipa": "/spe.ky.le/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculent",
      "ipa": "/spe.kyl/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculais",
      "ipa": "/spe.ky.lɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "spéculais",
      "ipa": "/spe.ky.lɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculait",
      "ipa": "/spe.ky.lɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculions",
      "ipa": "/spe.ky.ljɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculiez",
      "ipa": "/spe.ky.lje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculaient",
      "ipa": "/spe.ky.lɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculai",
      "ipa": "/spe.ky.le/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculas",
      "ipa": "/spe.ky.la/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spécula",
      "ipa": "/spe.ky.la/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculâmes",
      "ipa": "/spe.ky.lam/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculâtes",
      "ipa": "/spe.ky.lat/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculèrent",
      "ipa": "/spe.ky.lɛʁ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculerai",
      "ipa": "/spe.kyl.ʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculeras",
      "ipa": "/spe.kyl.ʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculera",
      "ipa": "/spe.kyl.ʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculerons",
      "ipa": "/spe.kyl.ʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculerez",
      "ipa": "/spe.kyl.ʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculeront",
      "ipa": "/spe.kyl.ʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculerais",
      "ipa": "/spe.kyl.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculerais",
      "ipa": "/spe.kyl.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculerait",
      "ipa": "/spe.kyl.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculerions",
      "ipa": "/spe.ky.lə.ʁjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculeriez",
      "ipa": "/spe.ky.lə.ʁje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculeraient",
      "ipa": "/spe.kyl.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": "spécule",
      "ipa": "/spe.kyl/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spécules",
      "ipa": "/spe.kyl/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spécule",
      "ipa": "/spe.kyl/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculions",
      "ipa": "/spe.ky.ljɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculiez",
      "ipa": "/spe.ky.lje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculent",
      "ipa": "/spe.kyl/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculasse",
      "ipa": "/spe.ky.las/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculasses",
      "ipa": "/spe.ky.las/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculât",
      "ipa": "/spe.ky.la/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculassions",
      "ipa": "/spe.ky.la.sjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculassiez",
      "ipa": "/spe.ky.la.sje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculassent",
      "ipa": "/spe.ky.las/",
      "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": "spécule",
      "ipa": "/spe.kyl/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculons",
      "ipa": "/spe.ky.lɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéculez",
      "ipa": "/spe.ky.le/",
      "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"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
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    {
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      "name": "fr-conj-auto"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "fr",
          "name": "Finance",
          "orig": "fr:Finance",
          "parents": [
            "Business",
            "Economics",
            "Society",
            "Social sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Fundamental"
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
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        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "speculate on cotton",
          "text": "spéculer sur le coton",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to speculate"
      ],
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          "finance",
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        ],
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          "speculate",
          "speculate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(finance, intransitive) to speculate"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "finance"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "55 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French verbs with conjugation -er",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "55 45",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "speculate about the future",
          "text": "spéculer sur l’avenir",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to speculate (guess)"
      ],
      "id": "en-spéculer-fr-verb-MB~wSVm8",
      "links": [
        [
          "speculate",
          "speculate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to speculate (guess)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/spe.ky.le/"
    },
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