délabrer

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French , from dé- + a derivative of label, lambel (“strip”), from Frankish *lappā (“cloth, rag, lobe”), from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“blade”). Cognate with Old High German lappa (“corner of clothing, flap”), Old English læppa (“skirt of a garment, lappet, piece, section, lobe, portion, district”). More at lap, lappet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.la.bʁe/
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Verb

délabrer

  1. to dilapidate (building)

Conjugation

Conjugation of délabrer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple délabrer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple délabrant
/de.la.bʁɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle délabré
/de.la.bʁe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present délabre
/de.labʁ/ 		délabres
/de.labʁ/ 		délabre
/de.labʁ/ 		délabrons
/de.la.bʁɔ̃/ 		délabrez
/de.la.bʁe/ 		délabrent
/de.labʁ/
imperfect délabrais
/de.la.bʁɛ/ 		délabrais
/de.la.bʁɛ/ 		délabrait
/de.la.bʁɛ/ 		délabrions
/de.la.bʁi.jɔ̃/ 		délabriez
/de.la.bʁi.je/ 		délabraient
/de.la.bʁɛ/
past historic2 délabrai
/de.la.bʁe/ 		délabras
/de.la.bʁa/ 		délabra
/de.la.bʁa/ 		délabrâmes
/de.la.bʁam/ 		délabrâtes
/de.la.bʁat/ 		délabrèrent
/de.la.bʁɛʁ/
future délabrerai
/de.la.bʁə.ʁe/ 		délabreras
/de.la.bʁə.ʁa/ 		délabrera
/de.la.bʁə.ʁa/ 		délabrerons
/de.la.bʁə.ʁɔ̃/ 		délabrerez
/de.la.bʁə.ʁe/ 		délabreront
/de.la.bʁə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional délabrerais
/de.la.bʁə.ʁɛ/ 		délabrerais
/de.la.bʁə.ʁɛ/ 		délabrerait
/de.la.bʁə.ʁɛ/ 		délabrerions
/de.la.bʁə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		délabreriez
/de.la.bʁə.ʁje/ 		délabreraient
/de.la.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 délabre
/de.labʁ/ 		délabres
/de.labʁ/ 		délabre
/de.labʁ/ 		délabrions
/de.la.bʁi.jɔ̃/ 		délabriez
/de.la.bʁi.je/ 		délabrent
/de.labʁ/
imperfect2 délabrasse
/de.la.bʁas/ 		délabrasses
/de.la.bʁas/ 		délabrât
/de.la.bʁa/ 		délabrassions
/de.la.bʁa.sjɔ̃/ 		délabrassiez
/de.la.bʁa.sje/ 		délabrassent
/de.la.bʁas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — délabre
/de.labʁ/ 		— délabrons
/de.la.bʁɔ̃/ 		délabrez
/de.la.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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