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bourrer

French edit

Etymology edit

From bourre (“stuffing material”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bu.ʁe/
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Verb edit

bourrer

  1. (transitive) to stuff with stuffing material
  2. (transitive) to completely fill by shoving in
  3. (transitive) to make to eat a lot
  4. (transitive) to force-feed
  5. (transitive, slang) to hit someone
  6. (reflexive, slang) to get drunk
  7. (takes a reflexive pronoun, slang) to binge
  8. (intransitive) to jam by way of excessive accumulation
  9. (intransitive, colloquial) to rush

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of bourrer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple bourrer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple bourrant
/bu.ʁɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle bourré
/bu.ʁe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present bourre
/buʁ/ 		bourres
/buʁ/ 		bourre
/buʁ/ 		bourrons
/bu.ʁɔ̃/ 		bourrez
/bu.ʁe/ 		bourrent
/buʁ/
imperfect bourrais
/bu.ʁɛ/ 		bourrais
/bu.ʁɛ/ 		bourrait
/bu.ʁɛ/ 		bourrions
/bu.ʁjɔ̃/ 		bourriez
/bu.ʁje/ 		bourraient
/bu.ʁɛ/
past historic2 bourrai
/bu.ʁe/ 		bourras
/bu.ʁa/ 		bourra
/bu.ʁa/ 		bourrâmes
/bu.ʁam/ 		bourrâtes
/bu.ʁat/ 		bourrèrent
/bu.ʁɛʁ/
future bourrerai
/bu.ʁə.ʁe/ 		bourreras
/bu.ʁə.ʁa/ 		bourrera
/bu.ʁə.ʁa/ 		bourrerons
/bu.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/ 		bourrerez
/bu.ʁə.ʁe/ 		bourreront
/bu.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional bourrerais
/bu.ʁə.ʁɛ/ 		bourrerais
/bu.ʁə.ʁɛ/ 		bourrerait
/bu.ʁə.ʁɛ/ 		bourrerions
/bu.ʁə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		bourreriez
/bu.ʁə.ʁje/ 		bourreraient
/bu.ʁə.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 bourre
/buʁ/ 		bourres
/buʁ/ 		bourre
/buʁ/ 		bourrions
/bu.ʁjɔ̃/ 		bourriez
/bu.ʁje/ 		bourrent
/buʁ/
imperfect2 bourrasse
/bu.ʁas/ 		bourrasses
/bu.ʁas/ 		bourrât
/bu.ʁa/ 		bourrassions
/bu.ʁa.sjɔ̃/ 		bourrassiez
/bu.ʁa.sje/ 		bourrassent
/bu.ʁas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — bourre
/buʁ/ 		— bourrons
/bu.ʁɔ̃/ 		bourrez
/bu.ʁe/ 		—
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).

Conjugation of se bourrer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple se bourrer
compound s'être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple se bourrant
/sə bu.ʁɑ̃/
compound ayant or étant + past participle
past participle bourré
/bu.ʁe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present me bourre
/mə buʁ/ 		te bourres
/tə buʁ/ 		se bourre
/sə buʁ/ 		nous bourrons
/nu bu.ʁɔ̃/ 		vous bourrez
/vu bu.ʁe/ 		se bourrent
/sə buʁ/
imperfect me bourrais
/mə bu.ʁɛ/ 		te bourrais
/tə bu.ʁɛ/ 		se bourrait
/sə bu.ʁɛ/ 		nous bourrions
/nu bu.ʁjɔ̃/ 		vous bourriez
/vu bu.ʁje/ 		se bourraient
/sə bu.ʁɛ/
past historic2 me bourrai
/mə bu.ʁe/ 		te bourras
/tə bu.ʁa/ 		se bourra
/sə bu.ʁa/ 		nous bourrâmes
/nu bu.ʁam/ 		vous bourrâtes
/vu bu.ʁat/ 		se bourrèrent
/sə bu.ʁɛʁ/
future me bourrerai
/mə bu.ʁə.ʁe/ 		te bourreras
/tə bu.ʁə.ʁa/ 		se bourrera
/sə bu.ʁə.ʁa/ 		nous bourrerons
/nu bu.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/ 		vous bourrerez
/vu bu.ʁə.ʁe/ 		se bourreront
/sə bu.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional me bourrerais
/mə bu.ʁə.ʁɛ/ 		te bourrerais
/tə bu.ʁə.ʁɛ/ 		se bourrerait
/sə bu.ʁə.ʁɛ/ 		nous bourrerions
/nu bu.ʁə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		vous bourreriez
/vu bu.ʁə.ʁje/ 		se bourreraient
/sə bu.ʁə.ʁɛ/
(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 me bourre
/mə buʁ/ 		te bourres
/tə buʁ/ 		se bourre
/sə buʁ/ 		nous bourrions
/nu bu.ʁjɔ̃/ 		vous bourriez
/vu bu.ʁje/ 		se bourrent
/sə buʁ/
imperfect2 me bourrasse
/mə bu.ʁas/ 		te bourrasses
/tə bu.ʁas/ 		se bourrât
/sə bu.ʁa/ 		nous bourrassions
/nu bu.ʁa.sjɔ̃/ 		vous bourrassiez
/vu bu.ʁa.sje/ 		se bourrassent
/sə bu.ʁas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of s'être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — bourre-toi
/buʁ.twa/ 		— bourrons-nous
/bu.ʁɔ̃.nu/ 		bourrez-vous
/bu.ʁe.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:
  • 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).

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