renfler

French

Etymology

From re- + enfler.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɑ̃.fle/

Verb

renfler

1. (transitive) to make (something) bulge
2. (reflexive) to bulge (out)

Conjugation

Conjugation of renfler (see also Appendix:French verbs)

infinitive	simple	renfler
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1	simple	renflant /ʁɑ̃.flɑ̃/
	compound	ayant + past participle
past participle		renflé /ʁɑ̃.fle/
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il, elle, on	nous	vous	ils, elles
(simple tenses)	present	renfle /ʁɑ̃fl/	renfles /ʁɑ̃fl/	renfle /ʁɑ̃fl/	renflons /ʁɑ̃.flɔ̃/	renflez /ʁɑ̃.fle/	renflent /ʁɑ̃fl/
	imperfect	renflais /ʁɑ̃.flɛ/	renflais /ʁɑ̃.flɛ/	renflait /ʁɑ̃.flɛ/	renflions /ʁɑ̃.fli.jɔ̃/	renfliez /ʁɑ̃.fli.je/	renflaient /ʁɑ̃.flɛ/
	past historic2	renflai /ʁɑ̃.fle/	renflas /ʁɑ̃.fla/	renfla /ʁɑ̃.fla/	renflâmes /ʁɑ̃.flam/	renflâtes /ʁɑ̃.flat/	renflèrent /ʁɑ̃.flɛʁ/
	future	renflerai /ʁɑ̃.flə.ʁe/	renfleras /ʁɑ̃.flə.ʁa/	renflera /ʁɑ̃.flə.ʁa/	renflerons /ʁɑ̃.flə.ʁɔ̃/	renflerez /ʁɑ̃.flə.ʁe/	renfleront /ʁɑ̃.flə.ʁɔ̃/
	conditional	renflerais /ʁɑ̃.flə.ʁɛ/	renflerais /ʁɑ̃.flə.ʁɛ/	renflerait /ʁɑ̃.flə.ʁɛ/	renflerions /ʁɑ̃.flə.ʁjɔ̃/	renfleriez /ʁɑ̃.flə.ʁje/	renfleraient /ʁɑ̃.flə.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	renfle /ʁɑ̃fl/	renfles /ʁɑ̃fl/	renfle /ʁɑ̃fl/	renflions /ʁɑ̃.fli.jɔ̃/	renfliez /ʁɑ̃.fli.je/	renflent /ʁɑ̃fl/
	imperfect2	renflasse /ʁɑ̃.flas/	renflasses /ʁɑ̃.flas/	renflât /ʁɑ̃.fla/	renflassions /ʁɑ̃.fla.sjɔ̃/	renflassiez /ʁɑ̃.fla.sje/	renflassent /ʁɑ̃.flas/
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect2	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	renfle /ʁɑ̃fl/	—	renflons /ʁɑ̃.flɔ̃/	renflez /ʁɑ̃.fle/	—
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).

Further reading

• “renfler”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Middle French

Verb

renfler

1. (of the lungs) to reinflate; to fill with air

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of renfler

infinitive	simple	renfler
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	renflant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		renflé
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	renfle	renfles	renfle	renflons	renflez	renflent
	imperfect	renflois, renfloys	renflois, renfloys	renfloit, renfloyt	renflions, renflyons	renfliez, renflyez	renfloient, renfloyent
	past historic	renfla	renflas	renfla	renflasmes	renflastes	renflerent
	future	renflerai, renfleray	renfleras	renflera	renflerons	renflerez	renfleront
	conditional	renflerois, renfleroys	renflerois, renfleroys	renfleroit, renfleroyt	renflerions, renfleryons	renfleriez, renfleryez	renfleroient, renfleroyent
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que ie (i’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	renfle	renfles	renfle	renflons	renflez	renflent
	imperfect	renflasse	renflasses	renflast	renflassions	renflassiez	renflassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	renfle	—	renflons	renflez	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).