zoner

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See also: zôner

English

Etymology

From zone +‎ -er.

Noun

zoner (plural zoners)

  1. Someone who zones things.

Anagrams

Danish

Noun

zoner c

  1. indefinite plural of zone

French

Etymology

From zone +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Verb

zoner

  1. (colloquial, intransitive) to wander around, wander about
    Synonym: errer
    On a retrouvé la fugueuse, elle zonait sur les quais. ― We found the runaway, she was wandering on the docks.
  2. (slang, intransitive) to sleep
    Synonyms: pieuter, pioncer
    Pendant l’hiver, on zonait chez des potes. ― During the winter, we crash at friends' places.
  3. (slang, reflexive) to go to sleep, hit the hay
    Synonyms: se pieuter, se pioncer
    Il est allé se zoner sans dire un mot. ― He went to hit the hay without saying a word.

Conjugation

Conjugation of zoner (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple zoner
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple zonant
/zo.nɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle zoné
/zo.ne/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present zone
/zon/ 		zones
/zon/ 		zone
/zon/ 		zonons
/zo.nɔ̃/ 		zonez
/zo.ne/ 		zonent
/zon/
imperfect zonais
/zo.nɛ/ 		zonais
/zo.nɛ/ 		zonait
/zo.nɛ/ 		zonions
/zo.njɔ̃/ 		zoniez
/zo.nje/ 		zonaient
/zo.nɛ/
past historic2 zonai
/zo.ne/ 		zonas
/zo.na/ 		zona
/zo.na/ 		zonâmes
/zo.nam/ 		zonâtes
/zo.nat/ 		zonèrent
/zo.nɛʁ/
future zonerai
/zon.ʁe/ 		zoneras
/zon.ʁa/ 		zonera
/zon.ʁa/ 		zonerons
/zon.ʁɔ̃/ 		zonerez
/zon.ʁe/ 		zoneront
/zon.ʁɔ̃/
conditional zonerais
/zon.ʁɛ/ 		zonerais
/zon.ʁɛ/ 		zonerait
/zon.ʁɛ/ 		zonerions
/zo.nə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		zoneriez
/zo.nə.ʁje/ 		zoneraient
/zon.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 zone
/zon/ 		zones
/zon/ 		zone
/zon/ 		zonions
/zo.njɔ̃/ 		zoniez
/zo.nje/ 		zonent
/zon/
imperfect2 zonasse
/zo.nas/ 		zonasses
/zo.nas/ 		zonât
/zo.na/ 		zonassions
/zo.na.sjɔ̃/ 		zonassiez
/zo.na.sje/ 		zonassent
/zo.nas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — zone
/zon/ 		— zonons
/zo.nɔ̃/ 		zonez
/zo.ne/ 		—
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

Swedish

Noun

zoner

  1. indefinite plural of zon
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