frencher

See also: Frencher

French

Etymology

From English French kiss +‎ -er.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fʁɛn.ʃe/, /fʁɛnt.ʃe/
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Verb

frencher

  1. (Quebec, Louisiana, Missouri, New England, colloquial) to French kiss
    Synonyms: (French French) galocher; rouler un patin; rouler une galoche; rouler une pelle

Conjugation
Conjugation of frencher (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple frencher
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple frenchant
/fʁɛn.ʃɑ̃/ or /fʁɛnt.ʃɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle frenché
/fʁɛn.ʃe/ or /fʁɛnt.ʃe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present frenche
/fʁɛnʃ/ or /fʁɛntʃ/		 frenches
/fʁɛnʃ/ or /fʁɛntʃ/		 frenche
/fʁɛnʃ/ or /fʁɛntʃ/		 frenchons
/fʁɛn.ʃɔ̃/ or /fʁɛnt.ʃɔ̃/		 frenchez
/fʁɛn.ʃe/ or /fʁɛnt.ʃe/		 frenchent
/fʁɛnʃ/ or /fʁɛntʃ/
imperfect frenchais
/fʁɛn.ʃɛ/ or /fʁɛnt.ʃɛ/		 frenchais
/fʁɛn.ʃɛ/ or /fʁɛnt.ʃɛ/		 frenchait
/fʁɛn.ʃɛ/ or /fʁɛnt.ʃɛ/		 frenchions
/fʁɛn.ʃjɔ̃/ or /fʁɛnt.ʃjɔ̃/		 frenchiez
/fʁɛn.ʃje/ or /fʁɛnt.ʃje/		 frenchaient
/fʁɛn.ʃɛ/ or /fʁɛnt.ʃɛ/
past historic2 frenchai
/fʁɛn.ʃe/ or /fʁɛnt.ʃe/		 frenchas
/fʁɛn.ʃa/ or /fʁɛnt.ʃa/		 frencha
/fʁɛn.ʃa/ or /fʁɛnt.ʃa/		 frenchâmes
/fʁɛn.ʃam/ or /fʁɛnt.ʃam/		 frenchâtes
/fʁɛn.ʃat/ or /fʁɛnt.ʃat/		 frenchèrent
/fʁɛn.ʃɛʁ/ or /fʁɛnt.ʃɛʁ/
future frencherai
/fʁɛn.ʃə.ʁe/ or /fʁɛnt.ʃə.ʁe/		 frencheras
/fʁɛn.ʃə.ʁa/ or /fʁɛnt.ʃə.ʁa/		 frenchera
/fʁɛn.ʃə.ʁa/ or /fʁɛnt.ʃə.ʁa/		 frencherons
/fʁɛn.ʃə.ʁɔ̃/ or /fʁɛnt.ʃə.ʁɔ̃/		 frencherez
/fʁɛn.ʃə.ʁe/ or /fʁɛnt.ʃə.ʁe/		 frencheront
/fʁɛn.ʃə.ʁɔ̃/ or /fʁɛnt.ʃə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional frencherais
/fʁɛn.ʃə.ʁɛ/ or /fʁɛnt.ʃə.ʁɛ/		 frencherais
/fʁɛn.ʃə.ʁɛ/ or /fʁɛnt.ʃə.ʁɛ/		 frencherait
/fʁɛn.ʃə.ʁɛ/ or /fʁɛnt.ʃə.ʁɛ/		 frencherions
/fʁɛn.ʃə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /fʁɛnt.ʃə.ʁjɔ̃/		 frencheriez
/fʁɛn.ʃə.ʁje/ or /fʁɛnt.ʃə.ʁje/		 frencheraient
/fʁɛn.ʃə.ʁɛ/ or /fʁɛnt.ʃə.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present frenche
/fʁɛnʃ/ or /fʁɛntʃ/		 frenches
/fʁɛnʃ/ or /fʁɛntʃ/		 frenche
/fʁɛnʃ/ or /fʁɛntʃ/		 frenchions
/fʁɛn.ʃjɔ̃/ or /fʁɛnt.ʃjɔ̃/		 frenchiez
/fʁɛn.ʃje/ or /fʁɛnt.ʃje/		 frenchent
/fʁɛnʃ/ or /fʁɛntʃ/
imperfect2 frenchasse
/fʁɛn.ʃas/ or /fʁɛnt.ʃas/		 frenchasses
/fʁɛn.ʃas/ or /fʁɛnt.ʃas/		 frenchât
/fʁɛn.ʃa/ or /fʁɛnt.ʃa/		 frenchassions
/fʁɛn.ʃa.sjɔ̃/ or /fʁɛnt.ʃa.sjɔ̃/		 frenchassiez
/fʁɛn.ʃa.sje/ or /fʁɛnt.ʃa.sje/		 frenchassent
/fʁɛn.ʃas/ or /fʁɛnt.ʃas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — frenche
/fʁɛnʃ/ or /fʁɛntʃ/		 — frenchons
/fʁɛn.ʃɔ̃/ or /fʁɛnt.ʃɔ̃/		 frenchez
/fʁɛn.ʃe/ or /fʁɛnt.ʃe/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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