éplucher

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French esplucher, from Old French espeluchier, from Vulgar Latin *expiluc(i)cāre, ultimately from Latin pilāre (“remove hair”). Compare Occitan espelucar, Catalan espellucar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.ply.ʃe/
  • Audio (CA):(file)

Verb

éplucher

  1. (transitive) to peel
  2. (transitive, figurative) to scrutinise
  3. (reflexive) to preen

Conjugation

Conjugation of éplucher (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple éplucher
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple épluchant
/e.ply.ʃɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle épluché
/e.ply.ʃe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present épluche
/e.plyʃ/ 		épluches
/e.plyʃ/ 		épluche
/e.plyʃ/ 		épluchons
/e.ply.ʃɔ̃/ 		épluchez
/e.ply.ʃe/ 		épluchent
/e.plyʃ/
imperfect épluchais
/e.ply.ʃɛ/ 		épluchais
/e.ply.ʃɛ/ 		épluchait
/e.ply.ʃɛ/ 		épluchions
/e.ply.ʃjɔ̃/ 		épluchiez
/e.ply.ʃje/ 		épluchaient
/e.ply.ʃɛ/
past historic2 épluchai
/e.ply.ʃe/ 		épluchas
/e.ply.ʃa/ 		éplucha
/e.ply.ʃa/ 		épluchâmes
/e.ply.ʃam/ 		épluchâtes
/e.ply.ʃat/ 		épluchèrent
/e.ply.ʃɛʁ/
future éplucherai
/e.plyʃ.ʁe/ 		éplucheras
/e.plyʃ.ʁa/ 		épluchera
/e.plyʃ.ʁa/ 		éplucherons
/e.plyʃ.ʁɔ̃/ 		éplucherez
/e.plyʃ.ʁe/ 		éplucheront
/e.plyʃ.ʁɔ̃/
conditional éplucherais
/e.plyʃ.ʁɛ/ 		éplucherais
/e.plyʃ.ʁɛ/ 		éplucherait
/e.plyʃ.ʁɛ/ 		éplucherions
/e.ply.ʃə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		éplucheriez
/e.ply.ʃə.ʁje/ 		éplucheraient
/e.plyʃ.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 épluche
/e.plyʃ/ 		épluches
/e.plyʃ/ 		épluche
/e.plyʃ/ 		épluchions
/e.ply.ʃjɔ̃/ 		épluchiez
/e.ply.ʃje/ 		épluchent
/e.plyʃ/
imperfect2 épluchasse
/e.ply.ʃas/ 		épluchasses
/e.ply.ʃas/ 		épluchât
/e.ply.ʃa/ 		épluchassions
/e.ply.ʃa.sjɔ̃/ 		épluchassiez
/e.ply.ʃa.sje/ 		épluchassent
/e.ply.ʃas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — épluche
/e.plyʃ/ 		— épluchons
/e.ply.ʃɔ̃/ 		épluchez
/e.ply.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 , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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