encadrer

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French

Etymology

From en- +‎ cadre +‎ -er. See also cadrer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ka.dʁe/ ~ /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁe/
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Verb

encadrer

  1. (transitive) to frame
    encadrer votre portrait
    frame your picture
  2. (transitive) to surround, outline
  3. (transitive) to supervise, overlook
  4. (transitive) to create a framework or rules for, to regulate
    Le gouvernement a adopté une nouvelle loi pour encadrer la pratique de la psychothérapie.
    The government has passed a new law creating a regulatory framework for the practice of psychotherapy.

Conjugation

Conjugation of encadrer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple encadrer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple encadrant
/ɑ̃.ka.dʁɑ̃/ or /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle encadré
/ɑ̃.ka.dʁe/ or /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present encadre
/ɑ̃.kadʁ/ or /ɑ̃.kɑdʁ/ 		encadres
/ɑ̃.kadʁ/ or /ɑ̃.kɑdʁ/ 		encadre
/ɑ̃.kadʁ/ or /ɑ̃.kɑdʁ/ 		encadrons
/ɑ̃.ka.dʁɔ̃/ or /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁɔ̃/ 		encadrez
/ɑ̃.ka.dʁe/ or /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁe/ 		encadrent
/ɑ̃.kadʁ/ or /ɑ̃.kɑdʁ/
imperfect encadrais
/ɑ̃.ka.dʁɛ/ or /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁɛ/ 		encadrais
/ɑ̃.ka.dʁɛ/ or /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁɛ/ 		encadrait
/ɑ̃.ka.dʁɛ/ or /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁɛ/ 		encadrions
/ɑ̃.ka.dʁi.jɔ̃/ or /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁi.jɔ̃/ 		encadriez
/ɑ̃.ka.dʁi.je/ or /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁi.je/ 		encadraient
/ɑ̃.ka.dʁɛ/ or /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁɛ/
past historic2 encadrai
/ɑ̃.ka.dʁe/ or /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁe/ 		encadras
/ɑ̃.ka.dʁa/ or /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁa/ 		encadra
/ɑ̃.ka.dʁa/ or /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁa/ 		encadrâmes
/ɑ̃.ka.dʁam/ or /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁam/ 		encadrâtes
/ɑ̃.ka.dʁat/ or /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁat/ 		encadrèrent
/ɑ̃.ka.dʁɛʁ/ or /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁɛʁ/
future encadrerai
/ɑ̃.ka.dʁə.ʁe/ or /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁə.ʁe/ 		encadreras
/ɑ̃.ka.dʁə.ʁa/ or /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁə.ʁa/ 		encadrera
/ɑ̃.ka.dʁə.ʁa/ or /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁə.ʁa/ 		encadrerons
/ɑ̃.ka.dʁə.ʁɔ̃/ or /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁə.ʁɔ̃/ 		encadrerez
/ɑ̃.ka.dʁə.ʁe/ or /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁə.ʁe/ 		encadreront
/ɑ̃.ka.dʁə.ʁɔ̃/ or /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional encadrerais
/ɑ̃.ka.dʁə.ʁɛ/ or /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁə.ʁɛ/ 		encadrerais
/ɑ̃.ka.dʁə.ʁɛ/ or /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁə.ʁɛ/ 		encadrerait
/ɑ̃.ka.dʁə.ʁɛ/ or /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁə.ʁɛ/ 		encadrerions
/ɑ̃.ka.dʁə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		encadreriez
/ɑ̃.ka.dʁə.ʁje/ or /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁə.ʁje/ 		encadreraient
/ɑ̃.ka.dʁə.ʁɛ/ or /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁə.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 encadre
/ɑ̃.kadʁ/ or /ɑ̃.kɑdʁ/ 		encadres
/ɑ̃.kadʁ/ or /ɑ̃.kɑdʁ/ 		encadre
/ɑ̃.kadʁ/ or /ɑ̃.kɑdʁ/ 		encadrions
/ɑ̃.ka.dʁi.jɔ̃/ or /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁi.jɔ̃/ 		encadriez
/ɑ̃.ka.dʁi.je/ or /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁi.je/ 		encadrent
/ɑ̃.kadʁ/ or /ɑ̃.kɑdʁ/
imperfect2 encadrasse
/ɑ̃.ka.dʁas/ or /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁas/ 		encadrasses
/ɑ̃.ka.dʁas/ or /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁas/ 		encadrât
/ɑ̃.ka.dʁa/ or /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁa/ 		encadrassions
/ɑ̃.ka.dʁa.sjɔ̃/ or /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁa.sjɔ̃/ 		encadrassiez
/ɑ̃.ka.dʁa.sje/ or /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁa.sje/ 		encadrassent
/ɑ̃.ka.dʁas/ or /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — encadre
/ɑ̃.kadʁ/ or /ɑ̃.kɑdʁ/ 		— encadrons
/ɑ̃.ka.dʁɔ̃/ or /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁɔ̃/ 		encadrez
/ɑ̃.ka.dʁe/ or /ɑ̃.kɑ.dʁe/ 		—
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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