bichonner

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French

Etymology

From bichon (“lap dog”) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bi.ʃɔ.ne/
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Verb

bichonner

  1. (transitive) to attend to a person's appearance and clothing; groom, titivate
    Elle aime bichonner sa petite fille.
    She loves to dress up her little girl.
  2. (pronominal, colloquial) to groom oneself, primp
    Synonyms: parer, pomponner
    Il est ridicule qu’un jeune homme passe une heure à se bichonner.
    It's ridiculous for a young man to spend an hour getting ready.

Conjugation

Conjugation of se bichonner (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple se bichonner
compound s'être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple se bichonnant
/sə bi.ʃɔ.nɑ̃/
compound ayant or étant + past participle
past participle bichonné
/bi.ʃɔ.ne/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present me bichonne
/mə bi.ʃɔn/ 		te bichonnes
/tə bi.ʃɔn/ 		se bichonne
/sə bi.ʃɔn/ 		nous bichonnons
/nu bi.ʃɔ.nɔ̃/ 		vous bichonnez
/vu bi.ʃɔ.ne/ 		se bichonnent
/sə bi.ʃɔn/
imperfect me bichonnais
/mə bi.ʃɔ.nɛ/ 		te bichonnais
/tə bi.ʃɔ.nɛ/ 		se bichonnait
/sə bi.ʃɔ.nɛ/ 		nous bichonnions
/nu bi.ʃɔ.njɔ̃/ 		vous bichonniez
/vu bi.ʃɔ.nje/ 		se bichonnaient
/sə bi.ʃɔ.nɛ/
past historic2 me bichonnai
/mə bi.ʃɔ.ne/ 		te bichonnas
/tə bi.ʃɔ.na/ 		se bichonna
/sə bi.ʃɔ.na/ 		nous bichonnâmes
/nu bi.ʃɔ.nam/ 		vous bichonnâtes
/vu bi.ʃɔ.nat/ 		se bichonnèrent
/sə bi.ʃɔ.nɛʁ/
future me bichonnerai
/mə bi.ʃɔn.ʁe/ 		te bichonneras
/tə bi.ʃɔn.ʁa/ 		se bichonnera
/sə bi.ʃɔn.ʁa/ 		nous bichonnerons
/nu bi.ʃɔn.ʁɔ̃/ 		vous bichonnerez
/vu bi.ʃɔn.ʁe/ 		se bichonneront
/sə bi.ʃɔn.ʁɔ̃/
conditional me bichonnerais
/mə bi.ʃɔn.ʁɛ/ 		te bichonnerais
/tə bi.ʃɔn.ʁɛ/ 		se bichonnerait
/sə bi.ʃɔn.ʁɛ/ 		nous bichonnerions
/nu bi.ʃɔ.nə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		vous bichonneriez
/vu bi.ʃɔ.nə.ʁje/ 		se bichonneraient
/sə bi.ʃɔn.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of s'être + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of s'être + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of s'être + past participle
future perfect future of s'être + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of s'être + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present me bichonne
/mə bi.ʃɔn/ 		te bichonnes
/tə bi.ʃɔn/ 		se bichonne
/sə bi.ʃɔn/ 		nous bichonnions
/nu bi.ʃɔ.njɔ̃/ 		vous bichonniez
/vu bi.ʃɔ.nje/ 		se bichonnent
/sə bi.ʃɔn/
imperfect2 me bichonnasse
/mə bi.ʃɔ.nas/ 		te bichonnasses
/tə bi.ʃɔ.nas/ 		se bichonnât
/sə bi.ʃɔ.na/ 		nous bichonnassions
/nu bi.ʃɔ.na.sjɔ̃/ 		vous bichonnassiez
/vu bi.ʃɔ.na.sje/ 		se bichonnassent
/sə bi.ʃɔ.nas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of s'être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — bichonne-toi
/bi.ʃɔn.twa/ 		— bichonnons-nous
/bi.ʃɔ.nɔ̃.nu/ 		bichonnez-vous
/bi.ʃɔ.ne.vu/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of s'être + past participle — simple imperative of s'être + past participle simple imperative of s'être + 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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