poquer

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See also: póquer, pòquer, and pôquer

French

Etymology

Of Germanic origin, perhaps from Middle Dutch poken or Middle Low German poken (both from Proto-Germanic *puk-), which is probably imitative.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔ.ke/
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Verb

poquer

  1. (obsolete, intransitive, pétanque) to throw the boule up high so that it stops dead when it hits the ground
    Synonym: plomber
  2. (slang, intransitive) to stink
    Synonym: puer
    • 2023 April, Siné mensuel, number 128, →ISSN, page 11:
      Tu vois, Tof, c’est pas compliqué de parler écologie aux jeunes. Par contre, ton gel, qu’est-ce que ça poque.
      You see, Tof, it isn't hard to talk to young people about the environment. Your hair gel, though – it doesn't half stink.

Conjugation

Conjugation of poquer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple poquer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple poquant
/pɔ.kɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle poqué
/pɔ.ke/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present poque
/pɔk/ 		poques
/pɔk/ 		poque
/pɔk/ 		poquons
/pɔ.kɔ̃/ 		poquez
/pɔ.ke/ 		poquent
/pɔk/
imperfect poquais
/pɔ.kɛ/ 		poquais
/pɔ.kɛ/ 		poquait
/pɔ.kɛ/ 		poquions
/pɔ.kjɔ̃/ 		poquiez
/pɔ.kje/ 		poquaient
/pɔ.kɛ/
past historic2 poquai
/pɔ.ke/ 		poquas
/pɔ.ka/ 		poqua
/pɔ.ka/ 		poquâmes
/pɔ.kam/ 		poquâtes
/pɔ.kat/ 		poquèrent
/pɔ.kɛʁ/
future poquerai
/pɔ.kʁe/ 		poqueras
/pɔ.kʁa/ 		poquera
/pɔ.kʁa/ 		poquerons
/pɔ.kʁɔ̃/ 		poquerez
/pɔ.kʁe/ 		poqueront
/pɔ.kʁɔ̃/
conditional poquerais
/pɔ.kʁɛ/ 		poquerais
/pɔ.kʁɛ/ 		poquerait
/pɔ.kʁɛ/ 		poquerions
/pɔ.kə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		poqueriez
/pɔ.kə.ʁje/ 		poqueraient
/pɔ.kʁɛ/
(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 poque
/pɔk/ 		poques
/pɔk/ 		poque
/pɔk/ 		poquions
/pɔ.kjɔ̃/ 		poquiez
/pɔ.kje/ 		poquent
/pɔk/
imperfect2 poquasse
/pɔ.kas/ 		poquasses
/pɔ.kas/ 		poquât
/pɔ.ka/ 		poquassions
/pɔ.ka.sjɔ̃/ 		poquassiez
/pɔ.ka.sje/ 		poquassent
/pɔ.kas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — poque
/pɔk/ 		— poquons
/pɔ.kɔ̃/ 		poquez
/pɔ.ke/ 		—
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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