atteler

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French

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *attelare, from Latin protelare.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.t(ə).le/
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Verb

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atteler

  1. (transitive) to harness, yoke, hitch (e.g. a horse to a wagon)
  2. (reflexive, figurative) to get down to, apply oneself to
    • 2022 December 1, Mohamed Berkani, “Pourquoi "Beyrouth-sur-Seine", le livre de Sabyl Ghoussoub, a ravi les jurés du Goncourt des lycéens (et les autres)”, in Franceinfo[1]:
      L’écrivain et journaliste franco-libanais s’attèle à narrer l’histoire de ses parents et sa propre quête d’identité dans un récit plein d’humour.
      The French-Lebanese writer and journalist sets out to tell the story of his and his parents' search for identity in an account that is full of humour.

Conjugation

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With the exception of appeler, jeter and their derived verbs, all verbs that used to double the consonants can now also be conjugated like amener.

Derived terms

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