brosser
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verb
- to brushto clean/tidy/shape with a brush
- to whip, to beatto defeat
- to play truant, to skip class
Forms
Present
| I | brosse |
|---|---|
| you | brosses |
| he, she, it | brosse |
| we | brossons |
| you (plural) | brossez |
| they | brossent |
Imperfect
| I | brossais |
|---|---|
| you | brossais |
| he, she, it | brossait |
| we | brossions |
| you (plural) | brossiez |
| they | brossaient |
Past historic
| I | brossai |
|---|---|
| you | brossas |
| he, she, it | brossa |
| we | brossâmes |
| you (plural) | brossâtes |
| they | brossèrent |
Future
| I | brosserai |
|---|---|
| you | brosseras |
| he, she, it | brossera |
| we | brosserons |
| you (plural) | brosserez |
| they | brosseront |
Conditional
| I | brosserais |
|---|---|
| you | brosserais |
| he, she, it | brosserait |
| we | brosserions |
| you (plural) | brosseriez |
| they | brosseraient |
Subjunctive
| I | brosse |
|---|---|
| you | brosses |
| he, she, it | brosse |
| we | brossions |
| you (plural) | brossiez |
| they | brossent |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | brossasse |
|---|---|
| you | brossasses |
| he, she, it | brossât |
| we | brossassions |
| you (plural) | brossassiez |
| they | brossassent |
Imperative
| you | brosse |
|---|---|
| we | brossons |
| you (plural) | brossez |
Other forms
| infinitive | brosser |
|---|---|
| past participle | brossé |
| gerund | brossant |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- «Fourbissez mon épée, redressez mon feutre, brossez mon manteau, et chargez mes pistolets! dit Aramis."Bring my sword, raise my felt, brush my coat, and load my pistols! Says Aramis.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
- Maintenant je rentre chez moi, je vais faire brosser mes bottes par Planchet, et quand il aura fini, je vous l’enverrai si vous voulez pour brosser vos souliers.»Now I'm going home, I'm going to have my boots brushed by Planchet, and when he's finished, I'll send you if you want to brush your shoes."B2Les Trois Mousquetaires