essuyer

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verb

to wipe, to wipe down
to soak up

Forms

Present

I	essuie
you	essuies
he, she, it	essuie
we	essuyons
you (plural)	essuyez
they	essuient

Imperfect

I	essuyais
you	essuyais
he, she, it	essuyait
we	essuyions
you (plural)	essuyiez
they	essuyaient

Past historic

I	essuyai
you	essuyas
he, she, it	essuya
we	essuyâmes
you (plural)	essuyâtes
they	essuyèrent

Future

I	essuierai
you	essuieras
he, she, it	essuiera
we	essuierons
you (plural)	essuierez
they	essuieront

Conditional

I	essuierais
you	essuierais
he, she, it	essuierait
we	essuierions
you (plural)	essuieriez
they	essuieraient

Subjunctive

I	essuie
you	essuies
he, she, it	essuie
we	essuyions
you (plural)	essuyiez
they	essuient

Imperfect subjunctive

I	essuyasse
you	essuyasses
he, she, it	essuyât
we	essuyassions
you (plural)	essuyassiez
they	essuyassent

Imperative

you	essuie
we	essuyons
you (plural)	essuyez

Other forms

infinitive	essuyer
past participle	essuyé
gerund	essuyant

More forms are in the app.

Used in the library

Et elle s'essuya les yeux, car son coeur se fondait.And she wiped her eyes, for her heart melted.B1Maria Chapdelaine
Durant ce temps, Mornac s'essuyait la bouche à la dérobée.During this time, Mornac wiped his mouth with stealth.B2Le Chevalier de Mornac
Athos tressaillit, passa la main sur son front pour en essuyer la sueur, et se leva à son tour avec un mouvement nerveux qu’il ne put réprimer.Athos trembled, passed his hand on his forehead to wipe his sweat, and rose up in turn with a nervous movement which he could not suppress.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
Le 23 août, il entra dans le lac Huron, et arriva cinq jours après à Michilimackinac après avoir essuyé une grosse tempête.On August 23, he entered Lake Huron, and arrived five days later in Michilimackinac after a severe storm.C1Histoire du Canada, tome I

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