napper

English

Noun

napper (plural nappers)

1. a person who takes frequent naps
2. (obsolete) a sheep stealer
3. (slang) the head
4. (obsolete) a machine used to raise the nap on cloth
5. (in combination) any of several nouns with a similar meaning to kidnapper

Derived terms

• catnapper
• dognapper
• petnapper

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French

Verb

napper

1. (cooking) to cover (to cover something with sauce)

Conjugation

   Conjugation of napper (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		napper			avoir nappé
gerund		en nappant			en ayant nappé
present participle		nappant
past participle		nappé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	nappe	nappes	nappe	nappons	nappez	nappent
	imperfect	nappais	nappais	nappait	nappions	nappiez	nappaient
	past historic1	nappai	nappas	nappa	nappâmes	nappâtes	nappèrent
	future	napperai	napperas	nappera	napperons	napperez	napperont
	conditional	napperais	napperais	napperait	napperions	napperiez	napperaient
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 anterior1	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	nappe	nappes	nappe	nappions	nappiez	nappent
	imperfect1	nappasse	nappasses	nappât	nappassions	nappassiez	nappassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect1	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
		—	nappe	—	nappons	nappez	—
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