gauler

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French gauler (“to knock down with a pole”), from Old French gauler, wauller (“to fight with a pole”), from gaule, waulle (“long pole, rod”), from Frankish *walu (“stick”), from Proto-Germanic *waluz (“stick, root”), from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, wind, roll”). By surface analysis, gaule +‎ -er. More at gaule.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡo.le/
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Verb

gauler

  1. (transitive) to beat, beat down (with a pole)
  2. (transitive, colloquial) to catch
    Synonyms: attraper, prendre
    • 2015 January, Virginie Despentes, Vernon Subutex, volume 1, Éditions Grasset, →ISBN, page 16; republished as Frank Wynne, transl., 2018:
      Séverine serrait les dents. Vernon s’était fait gauler bêtement — et il avait été surpris qu’elle ne le quitte pas immédiatement.
      Séverine gritted her teeth. Vernon had been stupidly caught in the act — and had been surprised that she did not leave him there and then.

Conjugation

Conjugation of gauler (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple gauler
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple gaulant
/ɡo.lɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle gaulé
/ɡo.le/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present gaule
/ɡol/ 		gaules
/ɡol/ 		gaule
/ɡol/ 		gaulons
/ɡo.lɔ̃/ 		gaulez
/ɡo.le/ 		gaulent
/ɡol/
imperfect gaulais
/ɡo.lɛ/ 		gaulais
/ɡo.lɛ/ 		gaulait
/ɡo.lɛ/ 		gaulions
/ɡo.ljɔ̃/ 		gauliez
/ɡo.lje/ 		gaulaient
/ɡo.lɛ/
past historic2 gaulai
/ɡo.le/ 		gaulas
/ɡo.la/ 		gaula
/ɡo.la/ 		gaulâmes
/ɡo.lam/ 		gaulâtes
/ɡo.lat/ 		gaulèrent
/ɡo.lɛʁ/
future gaulerai
/ɡol.ʁe/ 		gauleras
/ɡol.ʁa/ 		gaulera
/ɡol.ʁa/ 		gaulerons
/ɡol.ʁɔ̃/ 		gaulerez
/ɡol.ʁe/ 		gauleront
/ɡol.ʁɔ̃/
conditional gaulerais
/ɡol.ʁɛ/ 		gaulerais
/ɡol.ʁɛ/ 		gaulerait
/ɡol.ʁɛ/ 		gaulerions
/ɡo.lə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		gauleriez
/ɡo.lə.ʁje/ 		gauleraient
/ɡol.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 gaule
/ɡol/ 		gaules
/ɡol/ 		gaule
/ɡol/ 		gaulions
/ɡo.ljɔ̃/ 		gauliez
/ɡo.lje/ 		gaulent
/ɡol/
imperfect2 gaulasse
/ɡo.las/ 		gaulasses
/ɡo.las/ 		gaulât
/ɡo.la/ 		gaulassions
/ɡo.la.sjɔ̃/ 		gaulassiez
/ɡo.la.sje/ 		gaulassent
/ɡo.las/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — gaule
/ɡol/ 		— gaulons
/ɡo.lɔ̃/ 		gaulez
/ɡo.le/ 		—
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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