bâcher

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Champenois

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old French baisser, from Vulgar Latin *bassiāre, from Late Latin bassus.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /bɑ.ʃe/

Verb

bâcher

  1. (Troyen, Langrois) to lower
  2. to turn down (as a volume/setting)
  3. to go down, fall
  4. to fail
  5. (reflexive) to lower oneself; to bend over
  6. to mop

References

  • Daunay, Jean (1998) Parlers de Champagne : Pour un classement thématique du vocabulaire des anciens parlers de Champagne (Aube - Marne - Haute-Marne)‎ (in French), Rumilly-lés-Vaudes
  • Baudoin, Alphonse (1885) Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux‎ (in French), Troyes

French

Etymology

From bâche +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.ʃe/ ~ /bɑ.ʃe/
  • Audio (Belgium):(file)

Verb

bâcher

  1. to cover with a canvas or tarpaulin

Conjugation

Conjugation of bâcher (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple bâcher
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple bâchant
/ba.ʃɑ̃/ or /bɑ.ʃɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle bâché
/ba.ʃe/ or /bɑ.ʃe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present bâche
/baʃ/ or /bɑʃ/ 		bâches
/baʃ/ or /bɑʃ/ 		bâche
/baʃ/ or /bɑʃ/ 		bâchons
/ba.ʃɔ̃/ or /bɑ.ʃɔ̃/ 		bâchez
/ba.ʃe/ or /bɑ.ʃe/ 		bâchent
/baʃ/ or /bɑʃ/
imperfect bâchais
/ba.ʃɛ/ or /bɑ.ʃɛ/ 		bâchais
/ba.ʃɛ/ or /bɑ.ʃɛ/ 		bâchait
/ba.ʃɛ/ or /bɑ.ʃɛ/ 		bâchions
/ba.ʃjɔ̃/ or /bɑ.ʃjɔ̃/ 		bâchiez
/ba.ʃje/ or /bɑ.ʃje/ 		bâchaient
/ba.ʃɛ/ or /bɑ.ʃɛ/
past historic2 bâchai
/ba.ʃe/ or /bɑ.ʃe/ 		bâchas
/ba.ʃa/ or /bɑ.ʃa/ 		bâcha
/ba.ʃa/ or /bɑ.ʃa/ 		bâchâmes
/ba.ʃam/ or /bɑ.ʃam/ 		bâchâtes
/ba.ʃat/ or /bɑ.ʃat/ 		bâchèrent
/ba.ʃɛʁ/ or /bɑ.ʃɛʁ/
future bâcherai
/baʃ.ʁe/ or /bɑʃ.ʁe/ 		bâcheras
/baʃ.ʁa/ or /bɑʃ.ʁa/ 		bâchera
/baʃ.ʁa/ or /bɑʃ.ʁa/ 		bâcherons
/baʃ.ʁɔ̃/ or /bɑʃ.ʁɔ̃/ 		bâcherez
/baʃ.ʁe/ or /bɑʃ.ʁe/ 		bâcheront
/baʃ.ʁɔ̃/ or /bɑʃ.ʁɔ̃/
conditional bâcherais
/baʃ.ʁɛ/ or /bɑʃ.ʁɛ/ 		bâcherais
/baʃ.ʁɛ/ or /bɑʃ.ʁɛ/ 		bâcherait
/baʃ.ʁɛ/ or /bɑʃ.ʁɛ/ 		bâcherions
/ba.ʃə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /bɑ.ʃə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		bâcheriez
/ba.ʃə.ʁje/ or /bɑ.ʃə.ʁje/ 		bâcheraient
/baʃ.ʁɛ/ or /bɑʃ.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 bâche
/baʃ/ or /bɑʃ/ 		bâches
/baʃ/ or /bɑʃ/ 		bâche
/baʃ/ or /bɑʃ/ 		bâchions
/ba.ʃjɔ̃/ or /bɑ.ʃjɔ̃/ 		bâchiez
/ba.ʃje/ or /bɑ.ʃje/ 		bâchent
/baʃ/ or /bɑʃ/
imperfect2 bâchasse
/ba.ʃas/ or /bɑ.ʃas/ 		bâchasses
/ba.ʃas/ or /bɑ.ʃas/ 		bâchât
/ba.ʃa/ or /bɑ.ʃa/ 		bâchassions
/ba.ʃa.sjɔ̃/ or /bɑ.ʃa.sjɔ̃/ 		bâchassiez
/ba.ʃa.sje/ or /bɑ.ʃa.sje/ 		bâchassent
/ba.ʃas/ or /bɑ.ʃas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — bâche
/baʃ/ or /bɑʃ/ 		— bâchons
/ba.ʃɔ̃/ or /bɑ.ʃɔ̃/ 		bâchez
/ba.ʃe/ or /bɑ.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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