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dénoncer

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin dēnūntiāre (to announce, foretell), via Old French denuncier or denuntier (to denounce).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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dénoncer

  1. (transitive) to denounce
    dénoncer la guerreto denounce war
  2. (transitive) to announce an end
    dénoncer la fin de larmisticeto call off the ceasefire
    (by ellipsis): dénoncer larmisticeto put an end to to armistice
  3. (reflexive) to give oneself up (to surrender)
  4. (transitive, by extension) to report someone or something to the authorities; to tell on
    Synonyms: (slang) balancer, (slang) bourdiller

Conjugation

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

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