estomper

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French

Etymology

From estompe (“stump”) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛs.tɔ̃.pe/
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Verb

estomper

  1. (transitive) to blur
    Les copules, qui se réduisent au rôle de lien syntaxique entre sujet et attribut en estompant leur sémantique propre, sont souvent des verbes d’état.
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. (transitive; painting) to blur (with a stump), to make indistinct, to dim
  3. (reflexive) to become blurred
  4. (reflexive) to die down, to fade away

Conjugation

Conjugation of estomper (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple estomper
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple estompant
/ɛs.tɔ̃.pɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle estompé
/ɛs.tɔ̃.pe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present estompe
/ɛs.tɔ̃p/ 		estompes
/ɛs.tɔ̃p/ 		estompe
/ɛs.tɔ̃p/ 		estompons
/ɛs.tɔ̃.pɔ̃/ 		estompez
/ɛs.tɔ̃.pe/ 		estompent
/ɛs.tɔ̃p/
imperfect estompais
/ɛs.tɔ̃.pɛ/ 		estompais
/ɛs.tɔ̃.pɛ/ 		estompait
/ɛs.tɔ̃.pɛ/ 		estompions
/ɛs.tɔ̃.pjɔ̃/ 		estompiez
/ɛs.tɔ̃.pje/ 		estompaient
/ɛs.tɔ̃.pɛ/
past historic2 estompai
/ɛs.tɔ̃.pe/ 		estompas
/ɛs.tɔ̃.pa/ 		estompa
/ɛs.tɔ̃.pa/ 		estompâmes
/ɛs.tɔ̃.pam/ 		estompâtes
/ɛs.tɔ̃.pat/ 		estompèrent
/ɛs.tɔ̃.pɛʁ/
future estomperai
/ɛs.tɔ̃.pʁe/ 		estomperas
/ɛs.tɔ̃.pʁa/ 		estompera
/ɛs.tɔ̃.pʁa/ 		estomperons
/ɛs.tɔ̃.pʁɔ̃/ 		estomperez
/ɛs.tɔ̃.pʁe/ 		estomperont
/ɛs.tɔ̃.pʁɔ̃/
conditional estomperais
/ɛs.tɔ̃.pʁɛ/ 		estomperais
/ɛs.tɔ̃.pʁɛ/ 		estomperait
/ɛs.tɔ̃.pʁɛ/ 		estomperions
/ɛs.tɔ̃.pə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		estomperiez
/ɛs.tɔ̃.pə.ʁje/ 		estomperaient
/ɛs.tɔ̃.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 estompe
/ɛs.tɔ̃p/ 		estompes
/ɛs.tɔ̃p/ 		estompe
/ɛs.tɔ̃p/ 		estompions
/ɛs.tɔ̃.pjɔ̃/ 		estompiez
/ɛs.tɔ̃.pje/ 		estompent
/ɛs.tɔ̃p/
imperfect2 estompasse
/ɛs.tɔ̃.pas/ 		estompasses
/ɛs.tɔ̃.pas/ 		estompât
/ɛs.tɔ̃.pa/ 		estompassions
/ɛs.tɔ̃.pa.sjɔ̃/ 		estompassiez
/ɛs.tɔ̃.pa.sje/ 		estompassent
/ɛs.tɔ̃.pas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — estompe
/ɛs.tɔ̃p/ 		— estompons
/ɛs.tɔ̃.pɔ̃/ 		estompez
/ɛs.tɔ̃.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).

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