crâner

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French

Etymology

From crâne (“reckless, bold person”) +‎ -er, from the same word meaning "skull, cranium," probably in reference to a reckless person driving forward with the head leading, similar to Spanish calavera (“reckless person, libertine”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

crâner

  1. (colloquial) to show off

Conjugation

Conjugation of crâner (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple crâner
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple crânant
/kʁa.nɑ̃/ or /kʁɑ.nɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle crâné
/kʁa.ne/ or /kʁɑ.ne/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present crâne
/kʁan/ or /kʁɑn/ 		crânes
/kʁan/ or /kʁɑn/ 		crâne
/kʁan/ or /kʁɑn/ 		crânons
/kʁa.nɔ̃/ or /kʁɑ.nɔ̃/ 		crânez
/kʁa.ne/ or /kʁɑ.ne/ 		crânent
/kʁan/ or /kʁɑn/
imperfect crânais
/kʁa.nɛ/ or /kʁɑ.nɛ/ 		crânais
/kʁa.nɛ/ or /kʁɑ.nɛ/ 		crânait
/kʁa.nɛ/ or /kʁɑ.nɛ/ 		crânions
/kʁa.njɔ̃/ or /kʁɑ.njɔ̃/ 		crâniez
/kʁa.nje/ or /kʁɑ.nje/ 		crânaient
/kʁa.nɛ/ or /kʁɑ.nɛ/
past historic2 crânai
/kʁa.ne/ or /kʁɑ.ne/ 		crânas
/kʁa.na/ or /kʁɑ.na/ 		crâna
/kʁa.na/ or /kʁɑ.na/ 		crânâmes
/kʁa.nam/ or /kʁɑ.nam/ 		crânâtes
/kʁa.nat/ or /kʁɑ.nat/ 		crânèrent
/kʁa.nɛʁ/ or /kʁɑ.nɛʁ/
future crânerai
/kʁan.ʁe/ or /kʁɑn.ʁe/ 		crâneras
/kʁan.ʁa/ or /kʁɑn.ʁa/ 		crânera
/kʁan.ʁa/ or /kʁɑn.ʁa/ 		crânerons
/kʁan.ʁɔ̃/ or /kʁɑn.ʁɔ̃/ 		crânerez
/kʁan.ʁe/ or /kʁɑn.ʁe/ 		crâneront
/kʁan.ʁɔ̃/ or /kʁɑn.ʁɔ̃/
conditional crânerais
/kʁan.ʁɛ/ or /kʁɑn.ʁɛ/ 		crânerais
/kʁan.ʁɛ/ or /kʁɑn.ʁɛ/ 		crânerait
/kʁan.ʁɛ/ or /kʁɑn.ʁɛ/ 		crânerions
/kʁa.nə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /kʁɑ.nə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		crâneriez
/kʁa.nə.ʁje/ or /kʁɑ.nə.ʁje/ 		crâneraient
/kʁan.ʁɛ/ or /kʁɑn.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 crâne
/kʁan/ or /kʁɑn/ 		crânes
/kʁan/ or /kʁɑn/ 		crâne
/kʁan/ or /kʁɑn/ 		crânions
/kʁa.njɔ̃/ or /kʁɑ.njɔ̃/ 		crâniez
/kʁa.nje/ or /kʁɑ.nje/ 		crânent
/kʁan/ or /kʁɑn/
imperfect2 crânasse
/kʁa.nas/ or /kʁɑ.nas/ 		crânasses
/kʁa.nas/ or /kʁɑ.nas/ 		crânât
/kʁa.na/ or /kʁɑ.na/ 		crânassions
/kʁa.na.sjɔ̃/ or /kʁɑ.na.sjɔ̃/ 		crânassiez
/kʁa.na.sje/ or /kʁɑ.na.sje/ 		crânassent
/kʁa.nas/ or /kʁɑ.nas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — crâne
/kʁan/ or /kʁɑn/ 		— crânons
/kʁa.nɔ̃/ or /kʁɑ.nɔ̃/ 		crânez
/kʁa.ne/ or /kʁɑ.ne/ 		—
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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