entrecouper
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From entre- + couper (“cut”).
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]entrecouper
- (transitive) to interrupt; to intersperse; to scatter with
- 1861, Alexandre Privat d'Anglemont, Paris inconnu:
- Il avait répondu d’une voix entrecoupée par les sanglots.
- He had replied with a voice broken by sobs.
- 1960, Simone de Beauvoir, La Force de l'âge, vol. 1, page 166:
- La conversation fut une suite d’escarmouches qu’il entrecoupait de grands éclats de rire.
- The conversation was a series of disputes which he interjected with great bursts of laughter.
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to intersect, to cross one another
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of entrecouper (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| infinitive | simple | entrecouper | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
| present participle or gerund1 | simple | entrecoupant /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | entrecoupé /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pe/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | entrecoupe /ɑ̃.tʁə.kup/ |
entrecoupes /ɑ̃.tʁə.kup/ |
entrecoupe /ɑ̃.tʁə.kup/ |
entrecoupons /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pɔ̃/ |
entrecoupez /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pe/ |
entrecoupent /ɑ̃.tʁə.kup/ |
| imperfect | entrecoupais /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pɛ/ |
entrecoupais /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pɛ/ |
entrecoupait /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pɛ/ |
entrecoupions /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pjɔ̃/ |
entrecoupiez /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pje/ |
entrecoupaient /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | entrecoupai /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pe/ |
entrecoupas /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pa/ |
entrecoupa /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pa/ |
entrecoupâmes /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pam/ |
entrecoupâtes /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pat/ |
entrecoupèrent /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pɛʁ/ | |
| future | entrecouperai /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁe/ |
entrecouperas /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁa/ |
entrecoupera /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁa/ |
entrecouperons /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁɔ̃/ |
entrecouperez /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁe/ |
entrecouperont /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | entrecouperais /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁɛ/ |
entrecouperais /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁɛ/ |
entrecouperait /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁɛ/ |
entrecouperions /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
entrecouperiez /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pə.ʁje/ |
entrecouperaient /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁɛ/ | |
| (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 | entrecoupe /ɑ̃.tʁə.kup/ |
entrecoupes /ɑ̃.tʁə.kup/ |
entrecoupe /ɑ̃.tʁə.kup/ |
entrecoupions /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pjɔ̃/ |
entrecoupiez /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pje/ |
entrecoupent /ɑ̃.tʁə.kup/ |
| imperfect2 | entrecoupasse /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pas/ |
entrecoupasses /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pas/ |
entrecoupât /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pa/ |
entrecoupassions /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pa.sjɔ̃/ |
entrecoupassiez /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pa.sje/ |
entrecoupassent /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pas/ | |
| (compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | entrecoupe /ɑ̃.tʁə.kup/ |
— | entrecoupons /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pɔ̃/ |
entrecoupez /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pe/ |
— | |
| 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:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). | |||||||
Conjugation of s'entrecouper (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| infinitive | simple | s'entrecouper | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | s'être + past participle | ||||||
| present participle or gerund1 | simple | s’entrecoupant /sɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | ayant or étant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | entrecoupé /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pe/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | m’entrecoupe /mɑ̃.tʁə.kup/ |
t’entrecoupes /tɑ̃.tʁə.kup/ |
s’entrecoupe /sɑ̃.tʁə.kup/ |
nous entrecoupons /nu.z‿ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pɔ̃/ |
vous entrecoupez /vu.z‿ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pe/ |
s’entrecoupent /sɑ̃.tʁə.kup/ |
| imperfect | m’entrecoupais /mɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pɛ/ |
t’entrecoupais /tɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pɛ/ |
s’entrecoupait /sɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pɛ/ |
nous entrecoupions /nu.z‿ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pjɔ̃/ |
vous entrecoupiez /vu.z‿ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pje/ |
s’entrecoupaient /sɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | m’entrecoupai /mɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pe/ |
t’entrecoupas /tɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pa/ |
s’entrecoupa /sɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pa/ |
nous entrecoupâmes /nu.z‿ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pam/ |
vous entrecoupâtes /vu.z‿ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pat/ |
s’entrecoupèrent /sɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pɛʁ/ | |
| future | m’entrecouperai /mɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁe/ |
t’entrecouperas /tɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁa/ |
s’entrecoupera /sɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁa/ |
nous entrecouperons /nu.z‿ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁɔ̃/ |
vous entrecouperez /vu.z‿ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁe/ |
s’entrecouperont /sɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | m’entrecouperais /mɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁɛ/ |
t’entrecouperais /tɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁɛ/ |
s’entrecouperait /sɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁɛ/ |
nous entrecouperions /nu.z‿ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
vous entrecouperiez /vu.z‿ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pə.ʁje/ |
s’entrecouperaient /sɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pʁɛ/ | |
| (compound tenses) |
present perfect | present indicative of s'être + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect indicative of s'être + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior2 | past historic of s'être + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future of s'être + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional of s'être + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | m’entrecoupe /mɑ̃.tʁə.kup/ |
t’entrecoupes /tɑ̃.tʁə.kup/ |
s’entrecoupe /sɑ̃.tʁə.kup/ |
nous entrecoupions /nu.z‿ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pjɔ̃/ |
vous entrecoupiez /vu.z‿ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pje/ |
s’entrecoupent /sɑ̃.tʁə.kup/ |
| imperfect2 | m’entrecoupasse /mɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pas/ |
t’entrecoupasses /tɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pas/ |
s’entrecoupât /sɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pa/ |
nous entrecoupassions /nu.z‿ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pa.sjɔ̃/ |
vous entrecoupassiez /vu.z‿ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pa.sje/ |
s’entrecoupassent /sɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pas/ | |
| (compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of s'être + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | entrecoupe-toi /ɑ̃.tʁə.kup.twa/ |
— | entrecoupons-nous /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pɔ̃.nu/ |
entrecoupez-vous /ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pe.vu/ |
— | |
| compound | — | simple imperative of s'être + past participle | — | simple imperative of s'être + past participle | simple imperative of s'être + 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:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). | |||||||
Synonyms
[edit]- (interrupt): interrompre
- (intersperse): entremêler
- (intersect): entrecroiser
Further reading
[edit]- “entrecouper”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.