râler

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word râler. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word râler, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say râler in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word râler you have here. The definition of the word râler will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofrâler, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: raler

French

Etymology

From earlier raller, from Middle French rasler (“to haggle, bargain for”). Doublet of racler.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁa.le/ ~ /ʁɑ.le/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

râler

  1. to groan, to moan
  2. to grumble, to complain

Conjugation

Conjugation of râler (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple râler
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple râlant
/ʁa.lɑ̃/ or /ʁɑ.lɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle râlé
/ʁa.le/ or /ʁɑ.le/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present râle
/ʁal/ or /ʁɑl/ 		râles
/ʁal/ or /ʁɑl/ 		râle
/ʁal/ or /ʁɑl/ 		râlons
/ʁa.lɔ̃/ or /ʁɑ.lɔ̃/ 		râlez
/ʁa.le/ or /ʁɑ.le/ 		râlent
/ʁal/ or /ʁɑl/
imperfect râlais
/ʁa.lɛ/ or /ʁɑ.lɛ/ 		râlais
/ʁa.lɛ/ or /ʁɑ.lɛ/ 		râlait
/ʁa.lɛ/ or /ʁɑ.lɛ/ 		râlions
/ʁa.ljɔ̃/ or /ʁɑ.ljɔ̃/ 		râliez
/ʁa.lje/ or /ʁɑ.lje/ 		râlaient
/ʁa.lɛ/ or /ʁɑ.lɛ/
past historic2 râlai
/ʁa.le/ or /ʁɑ.le/ 		râlas
/ʁa.la/ or /ʁɑ.la/ 		râla
/ʁa.la/ or /ʁɑ.la/ 		râlâmes
/ʁa.lam/ or /ʁɑ.lam/ 		râlâtes
/ʁa.lat/ or /ʁɑ.lat/ 		râlèrent
/ʁa.lɛʁ/ or /ʁɑ.lɛʁ/
future râlerai
/ʁal.ʁe/ or /ʁɑl.ʁe/ 		râleras
/ʁal.ʁa/ or /ʁɑl.ʁa/ 		râlera
/ʁal.ʁa/ or /ʁɑl.ʁa/ 		râlerons
/ʁal.ʁɔ̃/ or /ʁɑl.ʁɔ̃/ 		râlerez
/ʁal.ʁe/ or /ʁɑl.ʁe/ 		râleront
/ʁal.ʁɔ̃/ or /ʁɑl.ʁɔ̃/
conditional râlerais
/ʁal.ʁɛ/ or /ʁɑl.ʁɛ/ 		râlerais
/ʁal.ʁɛ/ or /ʁɑl.ʁɛ/ 		râlerait
/ʁal.ʁɛ/ or /ʁɑl.ʁɛ/ 		râlerions
/ʁa.lə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /ʁɑ.lə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		râleriez
/ʁa.lə.ʁje/ or /ʁɑ.lə.ʁje/ 		râleraient
/ʁal.ʁɛ/ or /ʁɑl.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 râle
/ʁal/ or /ʁɑl/ 		râles
/ʁal/ or /ʁɑl/ 		râle
/ʁal/ or /ʁɑl/ 		râlions
/ʁa.ljɔ̃/ or /ʁɑ.ljɔ̃/ 		râliez
/ʁa.lje/ or /ʁɑ.lje/ 		râlent
/ʁal/ or /ʁɑl/
imperfect2 râlasse
/ʁa.las/ or /ʁɑ.las/ 		râlasses
/ʁa.las/ or /ʁɑ.las/ 		râlât
/ʁa.la/ or /ʁɑ.la/ 		râlassions
/ʁa.la.sjɔ̃/ or /ʁɑ.la.sjɔ̃/ 		râlassiez
/ʁa.la.sje/ or /ʁɑ.la.sje/ 		râlassent
/ʁa.las/ or /ʁɑ.las/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — râle
/ʁal/ or /ʁɑl/ 		— râlons
/ʁa.lɔ̃/ or /ʁɑ.lɔ̃/ 		râlez
/ʁa.le/ or /ʁɑ.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).

Further reading

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia