cambrer

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Etymology

From cambra (“room”) +‎ -er. Compare Spanish camarero.

Pronunciation

Noun

cambrer m (plural cambrers, feminine cambrera)

  1. waiter

Derived terms

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French

Etymology

Probably a derivative of cambre, itself from Picard or Norman, from Old Northern French, from Latin camur (whence also the Old French equivalent form chambre); less likely derived from Latin camerāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɑ̃.bʁe/
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Verb

cambrer

  1. to arch (one's back, feet etc.)

Conjugation

Conjugation of cambrer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple cambrer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple cambrant
/kɑ̃.bʁɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle cambré
/kɑ̃.bʁe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present cambre
/kɑ̃bʁ/ 		cambres
/kɑ̃bʁ/ 		cambre
/kɑ̃bʁ/ 		cambrons
/kɑ̃.bʁɔ̃/ 		cambrez
/kɑ̃.bʁe/ 		cambrent
/kɑ̃bʁ/
imperfect cambrais
/kɑ̃.bʁɛ/ 		cambrais
/kɑ̃.bʁɛ/ 		cambrait
/kɑ̃.bʁɛ/ 		cambrions
/kɑ̃.bʁi.jɔ̃/ 		cambriez
/kɑ̃.bʁi.je/ 		cambraient
/kɑ̃.bʁɛ/
past historic2 cambrai
/kɑ̃.bʁe/ 		cambras
/kɑ̃.bʁa/ 		cambra
/kɑ̃.bʁa/ 		cambrâmes
/kɑ̃.bʁam/ 		cambrâtes
/kɑ̃.bʁat/ 		cambrèrent
/kɑ̃.bʁɛʁ/
future cambrerai
/kɑ̃.bʁə.ʁe/ 		cambreras
/kɑ̃.bʁə.ʁa/ 		cambrera
/kɑ̃.bʁə.ʁa/ 		cambrerons
/kɑ̃.bʁə.ʁɔ̃/ 		cambrerez
/kɑ̃.bʁə.ʁe/ 		cambreront
/kɑ̃.bʁə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional cambrerais
/kɑ̃.bʁə.ʁɛ/ 		cambrerais
/kɑ̃.bʁə.ʁɛ/ 		cambrerait
/kɑ̃.bʁə.ʁɛ/ 		cambrerions
/kɑ̃.bʁə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		cambreriez
/kɑ̃.bʁə.ʁje/ 		cambreraient
/kɑ̃.bʁə.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 cambre
/kɑ̃bʁ/ 		cambres
/kɑ̃bʁ/ 		cambre
/kɑ̃bʁ/ 		cambrions
/kɑ̃.bʁi.jɔ̃/ 		cambriez
/kɑ̃.bʁi.je/ 		cambrent
/kɑ̃bʁ/
imperfect2 cambrasse
/kɑ̃.bʁas/ 		cambrasses
/kɑ̃.bʁas/ 		cambrât
/kɑ̃.bʁa/ 		cambrassions
/kɑ̃.bʁa.sjɔ̃/ 		cambrassiez
/kɑ̃.bʁa.sje/ 		cambrassent
/kɑ̃.bʁas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — cambre
/kɑ̃bʁ/ 		— cambrons
/kɑ̃.bʁɔ̃/ 		cambrez
/kɑ̃.bʁe/ 		—
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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