grimacer

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English

Etymology

From grimace +‎ -er.

Noun

grimacer (plural grimacers)

  1. Someone who grimaces.

French

Etymology

From grimace +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʁi.ma.se/
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Verb

grimacer

  1. (intransitive) to grimace

Conjugation

This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which 'c' is softened to a 'ç' before the vowels 'a' and 'o'.

Conjugation of grimacer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple grimacer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple grimaçant
/ɡʁi.ma.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle grimacé
/ɡʁi.ma.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present grimace
/ɡʁi.mas/ 		grimaces
/ɡʁi.mas/ 		grimace
/ɡʁi.mas/ 		grimaçons
/ɡʁi.ma.sɔ̃/ 		grimacez
/ɡʁi.ma.se/ 		grimacent
/ɡʁi.mas/
imperfect grimaçais
/ɡʁi.ma.sɛ/ 		grimaçais
/ɡʁi.ma.sɛ/ 		grimaçait
/ɡʁi.ma.sɛ/ 		grimacions
/ɡʁi.ma.sjɔ̃/ 		grimaciez
/ɡʁi.ma.sje/ 		grimaçaient
/ɡʁi.ma.sɛ/
past historic2 grimaçai
/ɡʁi.ma.se/ 		grimaças
/ɡʁi.ma.sa/ 		grimaça
/ɡʁi.ma.sa/ 		grimaçâmes
/ɡʁi.ma.sam/ 		grimaçâtes
/ɡʁi.ma.sat/ 		grimacèrent
/ɡʁi.ma.sɛʁ/
future grimacerai
/ɡʁi.ma.sʁe/ 		grimaceras
/ɡʁi.ma.sʁa/ 		grimacera
/ɡʁi.ma.sʁa/ 		grimacerons
/ɡʁi.ma.sʁɔ̃/ 		grimacerez
/ɡʁi.ma.sʁe/ 		grimaceront
/ɡʁi.ma.sʁɔ̃/
conditional grimacerais
/ɡʁi.ma.sʁɛ/ 		grimacerais
/ɡʁi.ma.sʁɛ/ 		grimacerait
/ɡʁi.ma.sʁɛ/ 		grimacerions
/ɡʁi.ma.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		grimaceriez
/ɡʁi.ma.sə.ʁje/ 		grimaceraient
/ɡʁi.ma.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 grimace
/ɡʁi.mas/ 		grimaces
/ɡʁi.mas/ 		grimace
/ɡʁi.mas/ 		grimacions
/ɡʁi.ma.sjɔ̃/ 		grimaciez
/ɡʁi.ma.sje/ 		grimacent
/ɡʁi.mas/
imperfect2 grimaçasse
/ɡʁi.ma.sas/ 		grimaçasses
/ɡʁi.ma.sas/ 		grimaçât
/ɡʁi.ma.sa/ 		grimaçassions
/ɡʁi.ma.sa.sjɔ̃/ 		grimaçassiez
/ɡʁi.ma.sa.sje/ 		grimaçassent
/ɡʁi.ma.sas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — grimace
/ɡʁi.mas/ 		— grimaçons
/ɡʁi.ma.sɔ̃/ 		grimacez
/ɡʁi.ma.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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