boucler

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French

Etymology

14th century, from boucle

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bu.kle/
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Verb

boucler

  1. (transitive) to buckle (to fasten)
  2. (transitive) to curl (make curly)
  3. (transitive, figurative) to tie up (close, finish (e.g. an affair or case))
  4. (transitive, colloquial) to shut
    • 1965, Charles Aznavour (lyrics and music), “Je te réchaufferai [I Will Warm You Up]”:
      Je fermerai fenêtres et persiennes / Je bouclerai la porte à double tour / Et en faisant une flambée, Hélène / Je te réchaufferai, je te réchaufferai
      I will close windows and shutters / I will shut the door with two turns of the key / And by making a fire, Helen / I will warm you up, I will warm you up
  5. (intransitive) to curl up (become curly)

Conjugation

Conjugation of boucler (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple boucler
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple bouclant
/bu.klɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle bouclé
/bu.kle/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present boucle
/bukl/ 		boucles
/bukl/ 		boucle
/bukl/ 		bouclons
/bu.klɔ̃/ 		bouclez
/bu.kle/ 		bouclent
/bukl/
imperfect bouclais
/bu.klɛ/ 		bouclais
/bu.klɛ/ 		bouclait
/bu.klɛ/ 		bouclions
/bu.kli.jɔ̃/ 		boucliez
/bu.kli.je/ 		bouclaient
/bu.klɛ/
past historic2 bouclai
/bu.kle/ 		bouclas
/bu.kla/ 		boucla
/bu.kla/ 		bouclâmes
/bu.klam/ 		bouclâtes
/bu.klat/ 		bouclèrent
/bu.klɛʁ/
future bouclerai
/bu.klə.ʁe/ 		boucleras
/bu.klə.ʁa/ 		bouclera
/bu.klə.ʁa/ 		bouclerons
/bu.klə.ʁɔ̃/ 		bouclerez
/bu.klə.ʁe/ 		boucleront
/bu.klə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional bouclerais
/bu.klə.ʁɛ/ 		bouclerais
/bu.klə.ʁɛ/ 		bouclerait
/bu.klə.ʁɛ/ 		bouclerions
/bu.klə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		boucleriez
/bu.klə.ʁje/ 		boucleraient
/bu.klə.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 boucle
/bukl/ 		boucles
/bukl/ 		boucle
/bukl/ 		bouclions
/bu.kli.jɔ̃/ 		boucliez
/bu.kli.je/ 		bouclent
/bukl/
imperfect2 bouclasse
/bu.klas/ 		bouclasses
/bu.klas/ 		bouclât
/bu.kla/ 		bouclassions
/bu.kla.sjɔ̃/ 		bouclassiez
/bu.kla.sje/ 		bouclassent
/bu.klas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — boucle
/bukl/ 		— bouclons
/bu.klɔ̃/ 		bouclez
/bu.kle/ 		—
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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