démener

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See also: demener and démèner

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dem.ne/ ~ /dɛm.ne/
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  • Hyphenation: dé‧me‧ner

Verb

démener

  1. (pronominal) to convulse, thrash about; to struggle

Conjugation

  • This verb is conjugated like parler, except the -e- /ə/ of the second-to-last syllable becomes -è- /ɛ/ when the next vowel is a silent or schwa -e-, as in the third-person singular present indicative il démène and the third-person singular future indicative il démènera.

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