frotter

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verbinformal

to rub, chafe
to scrub, scour
to scrape
to stone
to rub (someone) in the wrong way, to get on (someone)'s bad side

Forms

Present

I	frotte
you	frottes
he, she, it	frotte
we	frottons
you (plural)	frottez
they	frottent

Imperfect

I	frottais
you	frottais
he, she, it	frottait
we	frottions
you (plural)	frottiez
they	frottaient

Past historic

I	frottai
you	frottas
he, she, it	frotta
we	frottâmes
you (plural)	frottâtes
they	frottèrent

Future

I	frotterai
you	frotteras
he, she, it	frottera
we	frotterons
you (plural)	frotterez
they	frotteront

Conditional

I	frotterais
you	frotterais
he, she, it	frotterait
we	frotterions
you (plural)	frotteriez
they	frotteraient

Subjunctive

I	frotte
you	frottes
he, she, it	frotte
we	frottions
you (plural)	frottiez
they	frottent

Imperfect subjunctive

I	frottasse
you	frottasses
he, she, it	frottât
we	frottassions
you (plural)	frottassiez
they	frottassent

Imperative

you	frotte
we	frottons
you (plural)	frottez

Other forms

infinitive	frotter
past participle	frotté
gerund	frottant

More forms are in the app.

Used in the library

Le soldat se frotta les yeux pour mieux voir.The soldier rubbed his eyes to see better.B2Le Chevalier de Mornac
«Je vais me faire prendre à mon tour dans la souricière, et malheur aux chats qui se frotteront à pareille souris.»"I'm going to get caught in the mouse, and woe to the cats who will rub with such a mouse."B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
Celui-ci les frotta avec ses mains.This one rubbed them with his hands.C1Histoire du Canada, tome I
«Monsieur, dit-il, vous vous ferez étriller, je vous en préviens, si vous vous frottez ainsi aux mousquetaires."Sir," said he, "you will be strung, I warn you, if you rub yourself in this way with the Musketeers.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires

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