entrecouper

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French

Etymology

From entre- +‎ couper (“cut”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

entrecouper

  1. (transitive) to interrupt; to intersperse; to scatter with
    • 1861, Alexandre Privat d'Anglemont, Paris inconnu:
      Il avait répondu d’une voix entrecoupée par les sanglots.
      He had replied with a voice broken by sobs.
    • 1960, Simone de Beauvoir, La Force de l'âge, vol. 1, page 166:
      La conversation fut une suite d’escarmouches qu’il entrecoupait de grands éclats de rire.
      The conversation was a series of disputes which he interjected with great bursts of laughter.
  2. (pronominal) to intersect, to cross one another

Conjugation

Conjugation of entrecouper (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple entrecouper
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple entrecoupant
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle entrecoupé
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present entrecoupe
/ɑ̃.tʁə.kup/ 		entrecoupes
/ɑ̃.tʁə.kup/ 		entrecoupe
/ɑ̃.tʁə.kup/ 		entrecoupons
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pɔ̃/ 		entrecoupez
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pe/ 		entrecoupent
/ɑ̃.tʁə.kup/
imperfect entrecoupais
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pɛ/ 		entrecoupais
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pɛ/ 		entrecoupait
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pɛ/ 		entrecoupions
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pjɔ̃/ 		entrecoupiez
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pje/ 		entrecoupaient
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pɛ/
past historic2 entrecoupai
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pe/ 		entrecoupas
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pa/ 		entrecoupa
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pa/ 		entrecoupâmes
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pam/ 		entrecoupâtes
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pat/ 		entrecoupèrent
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pɛʁ/
future entrecouperai
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁe/ 		entrecouperas
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁa/ 		entrecoupera
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁa/ 		entrecouperons
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁɔ̃/ 		entrecouperez
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁe/ 		entrecouperont
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁɔ̃/
conditional entrecouperais
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁɛ/ 		entrecouperais
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁɛ/ 		entrecouperait
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁɛ/ 		entrecouperions
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		entrecouperiez
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pə.ʁje/ 		entrecouperaient
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁɛ/
(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 entrecoupe
/ɑ̃.tʁə.kup/ 		entrecoupes
/ɑ̃.tʁə.kup/ 		entrecoupe
/ɑ̃.tʁə.kup/ 		entrecoupions
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pjɔ̃/ 		entrecoupiez
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pje/ 		entrecoupent
/ɑ̃.tʁə.kup/
imperfect2 entrecoupasse
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pas/ 		entrecoupasses
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pas/ 		entrecoupât
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pa/ 		entrecoupassions
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pa.sjɔ̃/ 		entrecoupassiez
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pa.sje/ 		entrecoupassent
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — entrecoupe
/ɑ̃.tʁə.kup/ 		— entrecoupons
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pɔ̃/ 		entrecoupez
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pe/ 		—
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).

Conjugation of s'entrecouper (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple s'entrecouper
compound s'être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple s’entrecoupant
/sɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pɑ̃/
compound ayant or étant + past participle
past participle entrecoupé
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present m’entrecoupe
/mɑ̃.tʁə.kup/ 		t’entrecoupes
/tɑ̃.tʁə.kup/ 		s’entrecoupe
/sɑ̃.tʁə.kup/ 		nous entrecoupons
/nu.z‿ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pɔ̃/ 		vous entrecoupez
/vu.z‿ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pe/ 		s’entrecoupent
/sɑ̃.tʁə.kup/
imperfect m’entrecoupais
/mɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pɛ/ 		t’entrecoupais
/tɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pɛ/ 		s’entrecoupait
/sɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pɛ/ 		nous entrecoupions
/nu.z‿ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pjɔ̃/ 		vous entrecoupiez
/vu.z‿ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pje/ 		s’entrecoupaient
/sɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pɛ/
past historic2 m’entrecoupai
/mɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pe/ 		t’entrecoupas
/tɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pa/ 		s’entrecoupa
/sɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pa/ 		nous entrecoupâmes
/nu.z‿ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pam/ 		vous entrecoupâtes
/vu.z‿ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pat/ 		s’entrecoupèrent
/sɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pɛʁ/
future m’entrecouperai
/mɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁe/ 		t’entrecouperas
/tɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁa/ 		s’entrecoupera
/sɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁa/ 		nous entrecouperons
/nu.z‿ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁɔ̃/ 		vous entrecouperez
/vu.z‿ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁe/ 		s’entrecouperont
/sɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁɔ̃/
conditional m’entrecouperais
/mɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁɛ/ 		t’entrecouperais
/tɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁɛ/ 		s’entrecouperait
/sɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁɛ/ 		nous entrecouperions
/nu.z‿ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		vous entrecouperiez
/vu.z‿ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pə.ʁje/ 		s’entrecouperaient
/sɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of s'être + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of s'être + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of s'être + past participle
future perfect future of s'être + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of s'être + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present m’entrecoupe
/mɑ̃.tʁə.kup/ 		t’entrecoupes
/tɑ̃.tʁə.kup/ 		s’entrecoupe
/sɑ̃.tʁə.kup/ 		nous entrecoupions
/nu.z‿ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pjɔ̃/ 		vous entrecoupiez
/vu.z‿ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pje/ 		s’entrecoupent
/sɑ̃.tʁə.kup/
imperfect2 m’entrecoupasse
/mɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pas/ 		t’entrecoupasses
/tɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pas/ 		s’entrecoupât
/sɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pa/ 		nous entrecoupassions
/nu.z‿ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pa.sjɔ̃/ 		vous entrecoupassiez
/vu.z‿ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pa.sje/ 		s’entrecoupassent
/sɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of s'être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — entrecoupe-toi
/ɑ̃.tʁə.kup.twa/ 		— entrecoupons-nous
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pɔ̃.nu/ 		entrecoupez-vous
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pe.vu/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of s'être + past participle — simple imperative of s'être + past participle simple imperative of s'être + 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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