bisquer

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English

Etymology

From bisque +‎ -er.

Noun

bisquer (plural bisquers)

  1. (sports, in combination) A person given a certain number or kind of bisques or advantages.
    • 1913, Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News, volume 79, page 68:
      Starting the game as a twelve bisquer in 1908, the progress of Miss W. A. Blood, the eldest of the trio, was nothing beyond the normal […]
    • 1992, Nancy L. Rhoades, Croquet: An Annotated Bibliography, page 21:
      Compilation of "hints" to Long-Bisquers who need to amend their tactical shortcomings, told with professional authority.

French

Etymology

Unclear. The Trésor de la langue française suggests a derivation from the bad reputation of inhabitants of Biscay.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bis.ke/
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Verb

bisquer

  1. to be scornful; to be moody

Conjugation

Conjugation of bisquer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple bisquer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple bisquant
/bis.kɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle bisqué
/bis.ke/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present bisque
/bisk/ 		bisques
/bisk/ 		bisque
/bisk/ 		bisquons
/bis.kɔ̃/ 		bisquez
/bis.ke/ 		bisquent
/bisk/
imperfect bisquais
/bis.kɛ/ 		bisquais
/bis.kɛ/ 		bisquait
/bis.kɛ/ 		bisquions
/bis.kjɔ̃/ 		bisquiez
/bis.kje/ 		bisquaient
/bis.kɛ/
past historic2 bisquai
/bis.ke/ 		bisquas
/bis.ka/ 		bisqua
/bis.ka/ 		bisquâmes
/bis.kam/ 		bisquâtes
/bis.kat/ 		bisquèrent
/bis.kɛʁ/
future bisquerai
/bis.kə.ʁe/ 		bisqueras
/bis.kə.ʁa/ 		bisquera
/bis.kə.ʁa/ 		bisquerons
/bis.kə.ʁɔ̃/ 		bisquerez
/bis.kə.ʁe/ 		bisqueront
/bis.kə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional bisquerais
/bis.kə.ʁɛ/ 		bisquerais
/bis.kə.ʁɛ/ 		bisquerait
/bis.kə.ʁɛ/ 		bisquerions
/bis.kə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		bisqueriez
/bis.kə.ʁje/ 		bisqueraient
/bis.kə.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 bisque
/bisk/ 		bisques
/bisk/ 		bisque
/bisk/ 		bisquions
/bis.kjɔ̃/ 		bisquiez
/bis.kje/ 		bisquent
/bisk/
imperfect2 bisquasse
/bis.kas/ 		bisquasses
/bis.kas/ 		bisquât
/bis.ka/ 		bisquassions
/bis.ka.sjɔ̃/ 		bisquassiez
/bis.ka.sje/ 		bisquassent
/bis.kas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — bisque
/bisk/ 		— bisquons
/bis.kɔ̃/ 		bisquez
/bis.ke/ 		—
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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