biffer

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Etymology 1

biff +‎ -er

Noun

biffer (plural biffers)

  1. (informal) One who hits or punches; a fighter.
  2. (informal, cricket) An attacking batsman.

Etymology 2

Noun

biffer (plural biffers)

  1. (vulgar, slang) An unattractive woman.

French

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Verb

biffer

  1. (transitive) to cross out, strike through
  2. (transitive) to cancel, annul

Conjugation

Conjugation of biffer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple biffer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple biffant
/bi.fɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle biffé
/bi.fe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present biffe
/bif/ 		biffes
/bif/ 		biffe
/bif/ 		biffons
/bi.fɔ̃/ 		biffez
/bi.fe/ 		biffent
/bif/
imperfect biffais
/bi.fɛ/ 		biffais
/bi.fɛ/ 		biffait
/bi.fɛ/ 		biffions
/bi.fjɔ̃/ 		biffiez
/bi.fje/ 		biffaient
/bi.fɛ/
past historic2 biffai
/bi.fe/ 		biffas
/bi.fa/ 		biffa
/bi.fa/ 		biffâmes
/bi.fam/ 		biffâtes
/bi.fat/ 		biffèrent
/bi.fɛʁ/
future bifferai
/bi.fʁe/ 		bifferas
/bi.fʁa/ 		biffera
/bi.fʁa/ 		bifferons
/bi.fʁɔ̃/ 		bifferez
/bi.fʁe/ 		bifferont
/bi.fʁɔ̃/
conditional bifferais
/bi.fʁɛ/ 		bifferais
/bi.fʁɛ/ 		bifferait
/bi.fʁɛ/ 		bifferions
/bi.fə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		bifferiez
/bi.fə.ʁje/ 		bifferaient
/bi.fʁɛ/
(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 biffe
/bif/ 		biffes
/bif/ 		biffe
/bif/ 		biffions
/bi.fjɔ̃/ 		biffiez
/bi.fje/ 		biffent
/bif/
imperfect2 biffasse
/bi.fas/ 		biffasses
/bi.fas/ 		biffât
/bi.fa/ 		biffassions
/bi.fa.sjɔ̃/ 		biffassiez
/bi.fa.sje/ 		biffassent
/bi.fas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — biffe
/bif/ 		— biffons
/bi.fɔ̃/ 		biffez
/bi.fe/ 		—
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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Noun

biffer m

  1. indefinite plural of biff
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