broncher

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French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *bruncāre, *bruncus, a cross of Latin broccus (“projecting, pointed”) and truncus (“maimed, docked, truncated”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʁɔ̃.ʃe/
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Verb

broncher

  1. to stumble
  2. to flinch
  3. (colloquial) to budge

Conjugation

Conjugation of broncher (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple broncher
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple bronchant
/bʁɔ̃.ʃɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle bronché
/bʁɔ̃.ʃe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present bronche
/bʁɔ̃ʃ/ 		bronches
/bʁɔ̃ʃ/ 		bronche
/bʁɔ̃ʃ/ 		bronchons
/bʁɔ̃.ʃɔ̃/ 		bronchez
/bʁɔ̃.ʃe/ 		bronchent
/bʁɔ̃ʃ/
imperfect bronchais
/bʁɔ̃.ʃɛ/ 		bronchais
/bʁɔ̃.ʃɛ/ 		bronchait
/bʁɔ̃.ʃɛ/ 		bronchions
/bʁɔ̃.ʃjɔ̃/ 		bronchiez
/bʁɔ̃.ʃje/ 		bronchaient
/bʁɔ̃.ʃɛ/
past historic2 bronchai
/bʁɔ̃.ʃe/ 		bronchas
/bʁɔ̃.ʃa/ 		broncha
/bʁɔ̃.ʃa/ 		bronchâmes
/bʁɔ̃.ʃam/ 		bronchâtes
/bʁɔ̃.ʃat/ 		bronchèrent
/bʁɔ̃.ʃɛʁ/
future broncherai
/bʁɔ̃ʃ.ʁe/ 		broncheras
/bʁɔ̃ʃ.ʁa/ 		bronchera
/bʁɔ̃ʃ.ʁa/ 		broncherons
/bʁɔ̃ʃ.ʁɔ̃/ 		broncherez
/bʁɔ̃ʃ.ʁe/ 		broncheront
/bʁɔ̃ʃ.ʁɔ̃/
conditional broncherais
/bʁɔ̃ʃ.ʁɛ/ 		broncherais
/bʁɔ̃ʃ.ʁɛ/ 		broncherait
/bʁɔ̃ʃ.ʁɛ/ 		broncherions
/bʁɔ̃.ʃə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		broncheriez
/bʁɔ̃.ʃə.ʁje/ 		broncheraient
/bʁɔ̃ʃ.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 bronche
/bʁɔ̃ʃ/ 		bronches
/bʁɔ̃ʃ/ 		bronche
/bʁɔ̃ʃ/ 		bronchions
/bʁɔ̃.ʃjɔ̃/ 		bronchiez
/bʁɔ̃.ʃje/ 		bronchent
/bʁɔ̃ʃ/
imperfect2 bronchasse
/bʁɔ̃.ʃas/ 		bronchasses
/bʁɔ̃.ʃas/ 		bronchât
/bʁɔ̃.ʃa/ 		bronchassions
/bʁɔ̃.ʃa.sjɔ̃/ 		bronchassiez
/bʁɔ̃.ʃa.sje/ 		bronchassent
/bʁɔ̃.ʃas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — bronche
/bʁɔ̃ʃ/ 		— bronchons
/bʁɔ̃.ʃɔ̃/ 		bronchez
/bʁɔ̃.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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