"vêler" meaning in French

See vêler in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /vɛ.le/, /ve.le/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-vêler.wav
Etymology: From Old French veel (“calf”), whence veau. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|fro|veel||calf}} Old French veel (“calf”) Head templates: {{fr-verb}} vêler Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], vêler [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], vêlant [gerund, participle, present], vêlant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], vêlé [participle, past], vêlé [participle, past], vêle [first-person, indicative, present, singular], vêles [indicative, present, second-person, singular], vêle [indicative, present, singular, third-person], vêlons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], vêlons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], vêlez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], vêlez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], vêlent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], vêlais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], vêlais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], vêlais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], vêlais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], vêlait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], vêlait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], vêlions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], vêlions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], vêliez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], vêliez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], vêlaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], vêlaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], vêlai [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], vêlai [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], vêlas [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], vêlas [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], vêla [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], vêla [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], vêlâmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], vêlâmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], vêlâtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], vêlâtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], vêlèrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], vêlèrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], vêlerai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], vêleras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], vêlera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], vêlerons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], vêlerez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], vêleront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], vêlerais [conditional, first-person, singular], vêlerais [conditional, second-person, singular], vêlerait [conditional, singular, third-person], vêlerions [conditional, first-person, plural], vêlerions [conditional, first-person, plural], vêleriez [conditional, plural, second-person], vêleriez [conditional, plural, second-person], vêleraient [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], vêle [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], vêles [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], vêle [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], vêlions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], vêlions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], vêliez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], vêliez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], vêlent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], vêlasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], vêlasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], vêlasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], vêlasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], vêlât [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], vêlât [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], vêlassions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], vêlassions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], vêlassiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], vêlassiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], vêlassent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], vêlassent [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], vêle [imperative, second-person, singular], vêlons [first-person, imperative, plural], vêlons [first-person, imperative, plural], vêlez [imperative, plural, second-person], vêlez [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 calve (all senses) Derived forms: vêlage
    Sense id: en-vêler-fr-verb-5G5rudmo Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs with conjugation -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "veel",
        "4": "",
        "5": "calf"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French veel (“calf”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old French veel (“calf”), whence veau.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fr-conj-auto",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêler",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "multiword-construction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlant",
      "ipa": "/vɛ.lɑ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlant",
      "ipa": "/ve.lɑ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayant + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "multiword-construction",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlé",
      "ipa": "/vɛ.le/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlé",
      "ipa": "/ve.le/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêle",
      "ipa": "/vɛl/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêles",
      "ipa": "/vɛl/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêle",
      "ipa": "/vɛl/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlons",
      "ipa": "/vɛ.lɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlons",
      "ipa": "/ve.lɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlez",
      "ipa": "/vɛ.le/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlez",
      "ipa": "/ve.le/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlent",
      "ipa": "/vɛl/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlais",
      "ipa": "/vɛ.lɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlais",
      "ipa": "/ve.lɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlais",
      "ipa": "/vɛ.lɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlais",
      "ipa": "/ve.lɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlait",
      "ipa": "/vɛ.lɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlait",
      "ipa": "/ve.lɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlions",
      "ipa": "/vɛ.ljɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlions",
      "ipa": "/ve.ljɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêliez",
      "ipa": "/vɛ.lje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêliez",
      "ipa": "/ve.lje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlaient",
      "ipa": "/vɛ.lɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlaient",
      "ipa": "/ve.lɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlai",
      "ipa": "/vɛ.le/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlai",
      "ipa": "/ve.le/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlas",
      "ipa": "/vɛ.la/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlas",
      "ipa": "/ve.la/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêla",
      "ipa": "/vɛ.la/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêla",
      "ipa": "/ve.la/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlâmes",
      "ipa": "/vɛ.lam/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlâmes",
      "ipa": "/ve.lam/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlâtes",
      "ipa": "/vɛ.lat/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlâtes",
      "ipa": "/ve.lat/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlèrent",
      "ipa": "/vɛ.lɛʁ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlèrent",
      "ipa": "/ve.lɛʁ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlerai",
      "ipa": "/vɛl.ʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêleras",
      "ipa": "/vɛl.ʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlera",
      "ipa": "/vɛl.ʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlerons",
      "ipa": "/vɛl.ʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlerez",
      "ipa": "/vɛl.ʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêleront",
      "ipa": "/vɛl.ʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlerais",
      "ipa": "/vɛl.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlerais",
      "ipa": "/vɛl.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlerait",
      "ipa": "/vɛl.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlerions",
      "ipa": "/vɛ.lə.ʁjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlerions",
      "ipa": "/ve.lə.ʁjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêleriez",
      "ipa": "/vɛ.lə.ʁje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêleriez",
      "ipa": "/ve.lə.ʁje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêleraient",
      "ipa": "/vɛl.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": "vêle",
      "ipa": "/vɛl/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêles",
      "ipa": "/vɛl/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêle",
      "ipa": "/vɛl/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlions",
      "ipa": "/vɛ.ljɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlions",
      "ipa": "/ve.ljɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêliez",
      "ipa": "/vɛ.lje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêliez",
      "ipa": "/ve.lje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlent",
      "ipa": "/vɛl/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlasse",
      "ipa": "/vɛ.las/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlasse",
      "ipa": "/ve.las/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlasses",
      "ipa": "/vɛ.las/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlasses",
      "ipa": "/ve.las/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlât",
      "ipa": "/vɛ.la/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlât",
      "ipa": "/ve.la/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlassions",
      "ipa": "/vɛ.la.sjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlassions",
      "ipa": "/ve.la.sjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlassiez",
      "ipa": "/vɛ.la.sje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "form": "vêlasses",
      "ipa": "/ve.las/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlât",
      "ipa": "/vɛ.la/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlât",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlassions",
      "ipa": "/vɛ.la.sjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlassiez",
      "ipa": "/vɛ.la.sje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlassiez",
      "ipa": "/ve.la.sje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlassent",
      "ipa": "/vɛ.las/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlassent",
      "ipa": "/ve.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": "vêle",
      "ipa": "/vɛl/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlons",
      "ipa": "/vɛ.lɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlons",
      "ipa": "/ve.lɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlez",
      "ipa": "/vɛ.le/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vêlez",
      "ipa": "/ve.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",
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        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "vêler",
      "name": "fr-verb"
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      "name": "fr-conj-auto"
    }
  ],
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        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "French terms with quotations",
        "French terms with usage examples",
        "French verbs",
        "French verbs with conjugation -er",
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          ],
          "english": "The farmer could see that Marguerite was going to calve soon.",
          "text": "Le fermier voyait que Marguerite allait bientôt vêler.",
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          "english": "Climate change is accelerating iceberg production by glaciers. When the block of ice detaches from the glacier, the glacier is said to calve.",
          "ref": "2025 April 13 (last accessed), “Les glaciers vêlent, les carottes sont-elles cuites ?”, in Pour Fontenay (blog):",
          "text": "Le réchauffement climatique accélère la production d’icebergs par les glaciers. Quand le bloc de glace se détache du glacier, on dit que le glacier « vêle ».",
          "type": "quote"
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        "to calve (all senses)"
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      "ipa": "/vɛ.le/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ve.le/"
    },
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}

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