embarrasser

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English

Etymology

From embarrass +‎ -er.

Noun

embarrasser (plural embarrassers)

  1. One who embarrasses (someone or something).
    • 1884 June 12, “Massimo d’Azeglio’s Letters to His Nephew”, in The Nation: A Weekly Journal Devoted to Politics, Literature, Science, & Art, volume XXXVIII, number 989, New York, N.Y.: The Evening Post Publishing Company, page 509, column 2:
      Then, all these embarrassers of my ministry and I are hardly made to pull together, so that I thanked him for the high honor, placing myself at the disposal of the Cabinet for anything else.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish embarazar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.se/
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Verb

embarrasser

  1. (transitive) embarrass
  2. (transitive) clutter; block (up)

Conjugation

Conjugation of embarrasser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple embarrasser
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple embarrassant
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle embarrassé
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present embarrasse
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁas/ 		embarrasses
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁas/ 		embarrasse
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁas/ 		embarrassons
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sɔ̃/ 		embarrassez
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.se/ 		embarrassent
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁas/
imperfect embarrassais
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sɛ/ 		embarrassais
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sɛ/ 		embarrassait
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sɛ/ 		embarrassions
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sjɔ̃/ 		embarrassiez
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sje/ 		embarrassaient
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sɛ/
past historic2 embarrassai
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.se/ 		embarrassas
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sa/ 		embarrassa
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sa/ 		embarrassâmes
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sam/ 		embarrassâtes
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sat/ 		embarrassèrent
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sɛʁ/
future embarrasserai
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sʁe/ 		embarrasseras
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sʁa/ 		embarrassera
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sʁa/ 		embarrasserons
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sʁɔ̃/ 		embarrasserez
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sʁe/ 		embarrasseront
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sʁɔ̃/
conditional embarrasserais
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sʁɛ/ 		embarrasserais
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sʁɛ/ 		embarrasserait
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sʁɛ/ 		embarrasserions
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		embarrasseriez
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sə.ʁje/ 		embarrasseraient
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sʁɛ/
(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 embarrasse
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁas/ 		embarrasses
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁas/ 		embarrasse
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁas/ 		embarrassions
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sjɔ̃/ 		embarrassiez
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sje/ 		embarrassent
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁas/
imperfect2 embarrassasse
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sas/ 		embarrassasses
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sas/ 		embarrassât
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sa/ 		embarrassassions
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sa.sjɔ̃/ 		embarrassassiez
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sa.sje/ 		embarrassassent
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — embarrasse
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁas/ 		— embarrassons
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sɔ̃/ 		embarrassez
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.se/ 		—
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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