fondre

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verb

to melt, melt down, smelt
to melt
to melt away, waste away
to dwindle; to diminish
to blend in, blend into

Forms

Present

I	fonds
you	fonds
he, she, it	fond
we	fondons
you (plural)	fondez
they	fondent

Imperfect

I	fondais
you	fondais
he, she, it	fondait
we	fondions
you (plural)	fondiez
they	fondaient

Past historic

I	fondis
you	fondis
he, she, it	fondit
we	fondîmes
you (plural)	fondîtes
they	fondirent

Future

I	fondrai
you	fondras
he, she, it	fondra
we	fondrons
you (plural)	fondrez
they	fondront

Conditional

I	fondrais
you	fondrais
he, she, it	fondrait
we	fondrions
you (plural)	fondriez
they	fondraient

Subjunctive

I	fonde
you	fondes
he, she, it	fonde
we	fondions
you (plural)	fondiez
they	fondent

Imperfect subjunctive

I	fondisse
you	fondisses
he, she, it	fondît
we	fondissions
you (plural)	fondissiez
they	fondissent

Imperative

you	fonds
we	fondons
you (plural)	fondez

Other forms

infinitive	fondre
past participle	fondu
gerund	fondant

More forms are in the app.

Used in the library

Au printemps, la neige fond. C'est le temps des sucres.In spring the snow melts. It's sugaring season.A1L'hiver au Québec — Winter in Québec
Il avait raison, car deux jours plus tard une pluie fit fondre la neige et la terre brune se montra de nouveau.He was right, for two days later a rain melted the snow and the brown earth showed again.B1Maria Chapdelaine
L’hôte recula d’un pas et se mit à fondre en larmes.The host receded one step and began to melt into tears.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
On m'accusait d'être la cause de tous le maux qui avaient fondu sur nous.I was accused of being the cause of all the evil that had melted upon us.B2Le Chevalier de Mornac

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