scotcher

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English

Etymology

From scotch +‎ -er.

Noun

scotcher (plural scotchers)

  1. One who scotches.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From scotch +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skɔt.ʃe/
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Verb

scotcher

  1. to apply Scotch tape
  2. (figuratively) to numb, freeze
    • 2015 July 7, Julie Saulnier, “Attentat de Charlie Hebdo: "J'étais scotché devant l'écran", se souvient Plantu”, in L'Express‎:
      Alors, j’ai regardé les images sur iTélé et j’ai compris qu’il y avait des dessinateurs blessés, puis morts. J’étais scotché devant l’écran. Je connaissais tous ces dessinateurs que j’admire et en particulier un ami très cher, Tignous.
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Conjugation

Conjugation of scotcher (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple scotcher
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple scotchant
/skɔt.ʃɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle scotché
/skɔt.ʃe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present scotche
/skɔtʃ/ 		scotches
/skɔtʃ/ 		scotche
/skɔtʃ/ 		scotchons
/skɔt.ʃɔ̃/ 		scotchez
/skɔt.ʃe/ 		scotchent
/skɔtʃ/
imperfect scotchais
/skɔt.ʃɛ/ 		scotchais
/skɔt.ʃɛ/ 		scotchait
/skɔt.ʃɛ/ 		scotchions
/skɔt.ʃjɔ̃/ 		scotchiez
/skɔt.ʃje/ 		scotchaient
/skɔt.ʃɛ/
past historic2 scotchai
/skɔt.ʃe/ 		scotchas
/skɔt.ʃa/ 		scotcha
/skɔt.ʃa/ 		scotchâmes
/skɔt.ʃam/ 		scotchâtes
/skɔt.ʃat/ 		scotchèrent
/skɔt.ʃɛʁ/
future scotcherai
/skɔt.ʃə.ʁe/ 		scotcheras
/skɔt.ʃə.ʁa/ 		scotchera
/skɔt.ʃə.ʁa/ 		scotcherons
/skɔt.ʃə.ʁɔ̃/ 		scotcherez
/skɔt.ʃə.ʁe/ 		scotcheront
/skɔt.ʃə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional scotcherais
/skɔt.ʃə.ʁɛ/ 		scotcherais
/skɔt.ʃə.ʁɛ/ 		scotcherait
/skɔt.ʃə.ʁɛ/ 		scotcherions
/skɔt.ʃə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		scotcheriez
/skɔt.ʃə.ʁje/ 		scotcheraient
/skɔt.ʃə.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 scotche
/skɔtʃ/ 		scotches
/skɔtʃ/ 		scotche
/skɔtʃ/ 		scotchions
/skɔt.ʃjɔ̃/ 		scotchiez
/skɔt.ʃje/ 		scotchent
/skɔtʃ/
imperfect2 scotchasse
/skɔt.ʃas/ 		scotchasses
/skɔt.ʃas/ 		scotchât
/skɔt.ʃa/ 		scotchassions
/skɔt.ʃa.sjɔ̃/ 		scotchassiez
/skɔt.ʃa.sje/ 		scotchassent
/skɔt.ʃas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — scotche
/skɔtʃ/ 		— scotchons
/skɔt.ʃɔ̃/ 		scotchez
/skɔt.ʃe/ 		—
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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