regarder

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English

Etymology

From regard +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Noun

regarder (plural regarders)

  1. (chiefly British, archaic) An official responsible for monitoring woodlands and forest areas and reporting to the court of regard.
  2. A person who regards something or someone.

Derived terms

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French

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French reguarder, corresponding to French re- +‎ garder.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁə.ɡaʁ.de/, (fast speech, informal) /ʁɡaʁ.de/
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Verb

regarder

  1. (transitive) to look at
    Tu regardes quoi ?
    What are you looking at?
    • 2018, Angèle, Tu me regardes:
      J’aimerais pouvoir t’aimer sans mal, ou j’aimerais peut-être juste que tu me regardes, comme tu me regardais hier.
      I wish loving you was easy; or maybe I just wish you would look at me the way you used to look at me.
  2. (transitive) to watch
    Je regarde un film à la TV si ça t’intéresse.
    I'm watching a film on TV if you're interested.
  3. (transitive) to face
  4. (transitive) to concern (be associated with)
    Synonym: concerner
    Ça ne vous regarde pas.
    That's none of your business. ("That doesn't concern you.")

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French regarder, reguarder.

Verb

regarder

  1. to look at
  2. to watch

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants

  • English: regard
  • French: regarder

Old French

Verb

regarder

  1. Alternative form of reguarder

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-d, *-ds, *-dt are modified to t, z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.