désamorcer

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Verb[edit]

désamorcer

  1. to defuse (e.g. a weapon)
  2. to forestall, to hinder, to prevent something from happening

Conjugation[edit]

This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which 'c' is softened to a 'ç' before the vowels 'a' and 'o'.

Conjugation of désamorcer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple désamorcer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple désamorçant
/de.za.mɔʁ.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle désamorcé
/de.za.mɔʁ.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present désamorce
/de.za.mɔʁs/ 		désamorces
/de.za.mɔʁs/ 		désamorce
/de.za.mɔʁs/ 		désamorçons
/de.za.mɔʁ.sɔ̃/ 		désamorcez
/de.za.mɔʁ.se/ 		désamorcent
/de.za.mɔʁs/
imperfect désamorçais
/de.za.mɔʁ.sɛ/ 		désamorçais
/de.za.mɔʁ.sɛ/ 		désamorçait
/de.za.mɔʁ.sɛ/ 		désamorcions
/de.za.mɔʁ.sjɔ̃/ 		désamorciez
/de.za.mɔʁ.sje/ 		désamorçaient
/de.za.mɔʁ.sɛ/
past historic2 désamorçai
/de.za.mɔʁ.se/ 		désamorças
/de.za.mɔʁ.sa/ 		désamorça
/de.za.mɔʁ.sa/ 		désamorçâmes
/de.za.mɔʁ.sam/ 		désamorçâtes
/de.za.mɔʁ.sat/ 		désamorcèrent
/de.za.mɔʁ.sɛʁ/
future désamorcerai
/de.za.mɔʁ.sə.ʁe/ 		désamorceras
/de.za.mɔʁ.sə.ʁa/ 		désamorcera
/de.za.mɔʁ.sə.ʁa/ 		désamorcerons
/de.za.mɔʁ.sə.ʁɔ̃/ 		désamorcerez
/de.za.mɔʁ.sə.ʁe/ 		désamorceront
/de.za.mɔʁ.sə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional désamorcerais
/de.za.mɔʁ.sə.ʁɛ/ 		désamorcerais
/de.za.mɔʁ.sə.ʁɛ/ 		désamorcerait
/de.za.mɔʁ.sə.ʁɛ/ 		désamorcerions
/de.za.mɔʁ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		désamorceriez
/de.za.mɔʁ.sə.ʁje/ 		désamorceraient
/de.za.mɔʁ.sə.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present désamorce
/de.za.mɔʁs/ 		désamorces
/de.za.mɔʁs/ 		désamorce
/de.za.mɔʁs/ 		désamorcions
/de.za.mɔʁ.sjɔ̃/ 		désamorciez
/de.za.mɔʁ.sje/ 		désamorcent
/de.za.mɔʁs/
imperfect2 désamorçasse
/de.za.mɔʁ.sas/ 		désamorçasses
/de.za.mɔʁ.sas/ 		désamorçât
/de.za.mɔʁ.sa/ 		désamorçassions
/de.za.mɔʁ.sa.sjɔ̃/ 		désamorçassiez
/de.za.mɔʁ.sa.sje/ 		désamorçassent
/de.za.mɔʁ.sas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — désamorce
/de.za.mɔʁs/ 		— désamorçons
/de.za.mɔʁ.sɔ̃/ 		désamorcez
/de.za.mɔʁ.se/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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