charger
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɑː(r)dʒə(r)
[edit] Noun
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charger (plural chargers)
- A device that charges or recharges.
- Put the batteries in the charger overnight so we can use them tomorrow.
- A large horse trained for battle and used by the cavalry. They were of a lighter build than a destrier
- The knight rode a white charger.
- A large platter.
- The fancy restaurant used a white porcelain charger when serving.
- One who charges.
[edit] Translations
A device that charges or recharges
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A large horse trained for battle
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A large platter
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[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
Late Latin carricāre, present active infinitive of carricō, from Latin carrus (“‘four-wheeled baggage wagon’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Verb
charger
- to load (up) (vehicle, animal etc.)
- to load (firearm)
- to charge (battery)
- to put in charge; to charge (somebody with doing something)
- to charge (somebody of a crime)
- (military, sports) to charge
- (theater) to overact, ham it up
- (reflexive) (+ de) to take care of, see to
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[edit] Conjugation
- This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written charge- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a “soft” /ʒ/ and not a “hard” /g/). This spelling-change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.
Conjugation of charger (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | charger | avoir chargé | |||||
| gerund | en chargeant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | chargeant | ||||||
| past participle | chargé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | charge | charges | charge | chargeons | chargez | chargent |
| imperfect | chargeais | chargeais | chargeait | chargions | chargiez | chargeaient | |
| past historic | chargeai | chargeas | chargea | chargeâmes | chargeâtes | chargèrent | |
| future | chargerai | chargeras | chargera | chargerons | chargerez | chargeront | |
| conditional | chargerais | chargerais | chargerait | chargerions | chargeriez | chargeraient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | charge | charges | charge | chargions | chargiez | chargent |
| imperfect | chargeasse | chargeasses | chargeât | chargeassions | chargeassiez | chargeassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | charge | — | chargeons | chargez | — | ||
[edit] Descendants
- Esperanto: ŝarĝi
