étrangler

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French estrangler, inherited from Latin strangulāre. Doublet of stranguler.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.tʁɑ̃.ɡle/
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Verb

étrangler

  1. to strangle
  2. (reflexive) to choke (with laughter, etc.)
    Il s’agitait comme une vieille théâtreuse sous l’œil des gamins qui s’étranglaient de rire.
    He was fidgeting like an old actress as the kids watched and choked with laughter.
  3. (reflexive) to say in a voice strangled by emotion.

Conjugation

Conjugation of étrangler (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple étrangler
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple étranglant
/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡlɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle étranglé
/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡle/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present étrangle
/e.tʁɑ̃ɡl/ 		étrangles
/e.tʁɑ̃ɡl/ 		étrangle
/e.tʁɑ̃ɡl/ 		étranglons
/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡlɔ̃/ 		étranglez
/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡle/ 		étranglent
/e.tʁɑ̃ɡl/
imperfect étranglais
/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡlɛ/ 		étranglais
/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡlɛ/ 		étranglait
/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡlɛ/ 		étranglions
/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡli.jɔ̃/ 		étrangliez
/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡli.je/ 		étranglaient
/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡlɛ/
past historic2 étranglai
/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡle/ 		étranglas
/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡla/ 		étrangla
/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡla/ 		étranglâmes
/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡlam/ 		étranglâtes
/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡlat/ 		étranglèrent
/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡlɛʁ/
future étranglerai
/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡlə.ʁe/ 		étrangleras
/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡlə.ʁa/ 		étranglera
/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡlə.ʁa/ 		étranglerons
/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡlə.ʁɔ̃/ 		étranglerez
/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡlə.ʁe/ 		étrangleront
/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡlə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional étranglerais
/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡlə.ʁɛ/ 		étranglerais
/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡlə.ʁɛ/ 		étranglerait
/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡlə.ʁɛ/ 		étranglerions
/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡlə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		étrangleriez
/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡlə.ʁje/ 		étrangleraient
/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡlə.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 étrangle
/e.tʁɑ̃ɡl/ 		étrangles
/e.tʁɑ̃ɡl/ 		étrangle
/e.tʁɑ̃ɡl/ 		étranglions
/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡli.jɔ̃/ 		étrangliez
/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡli.je/ 		étranglent
/e.tʁɑ̃ɡl/
imperfect2 étranglasse
/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡlas/ 		étranglasses
/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡlas/ 		étranglât
/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡla/ 		étranglassions
/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡla.sjɔ̃/ 		étranglassiez
/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡla.sje/ 		étranglassent
/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡlas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — étrangle
/e.tʁɑ̃ɡl/ 		— étranglons
/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡlɔ̃/ 		étranglez
/e.tʁɑ̃.ɡle/ 		—
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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