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briser

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Noun

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briser c

  1. indefinite plural of brise

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French briser, from Old French brisier (“to break to pieces by a shock or violent blow, bust”), from Late Latin brisāre. Of unknown further origin:

In either case, both of the above are considered to be from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrest- (“to separate, burst”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bʁi.ze/
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Verb

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briser

  1. (transitive) to break; snap
    Synonyms: casser, rompre
    Est-ce que c’est vraiment une promesse si tu sais que tu vas la briser ?
    Is it really a promise if you know you’re going to break it?
  2. (reflexive, se briser) to become broken; snap
    Synonyms: casser, rompre

Conjugation

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Conjugation of briser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple briser
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple brisant
/bʁi.zɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle brisé
/bʁi.ze/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present brise
/bʁiz/ 		brises
/bʁiz/ 		brise
/bʁiz/ 		brisons
/bʁi.zɔ̃/ 		brisez
/bʁi.ze/ 		brisent
/bʁiz/
imperfect brisais
/bʁi.zɛ/ 		brisais
/bʁi.zɛ/ 		brisait
/bʁi.zɛ/ 		brisions
/bʁi.zjɔ̃/ 		brisiez
/bʁi.zje/ 		brisaient
/bʁi.zɛ/
past historic2 brisai
/bʁi.ze/ 		brisas
/bʁi.za/ 		brisa
/bʁi.za/ 		brisâmes
/bʁi.zam/ 		brisâtes
/bʁi.zat/ 		brisèrent
/bʁi.zɛʁ/
future briserai
/bʁiz.ʁe/ 		briseras
/bʁiz.ʁa/ 		brisera
/bʁiz.ʁa/ 		briserons
/bʁiz.ʁɔ̃/ 		briserez
/bʁiz.ʁe/ 		briseront
/bʁiz.ʁɔ̃/
conditional briserais
/bʁiz.ʁɛ/ 		briserais
/bʁiz.ʁɛ/ 		briserait
/bʁiz.ʁɛ/ 		briserions
/bʁi.zə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		briseriez
/bʁi.zə.ʁje/ 		briseraient
/bʁiz.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 brise
/bʁiz/ 		brises
/bʁiz/ 		brise
/bʁiz/ 		brisions
/bʁi.zjɔ̃/ 		brisiez
/bʁi.zje/ 		brisent
/bʁiz/
imperfect2 brisasse
/bʁi.zas/ 		brisasses
/bʁi.zas/ 		brisât
/bʁi.za/ 		brisassions
/bʁi.za.sjɔ̃/ 		brisassiez
/bʁi.za.sje/ 		brisassent
/bʁi.zas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — brise
/bʁiz/ 		— brisons
/bʁi.zɔ̃/ 		brisez
/bʁi.ze/ 		—
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 briser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple se briser
compound s'être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple se brisant
/sə bʁi.zɑ̃/
compound ayant or étant + past participle
past participle brisé
/bʁi.ze/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present me brise
/mə bʁiz/ 		te brises
/tə bʁiz/ 		se brise
/sə bʁiz/ 		nous brisons
/nu bʁi.zɔ̃/ 		vous brisez
/vu bʁi.ze/ 		se brisent
/sə bʁiz/
imperfect me brisais
/mə bʁi.zɛ/ 		te brisais
/tə bʁi.zɛ/ 		se brisait
/sə bʁi.zɛ/ 		nous brisions
/nu bʁi.zjɔ̃/ 		vous brisiez
/vu bʁi.zje/ 		se brisaient
/sə bʁi.zɛ/
past historic2 me brisai
/mə bʁi.ze/ 		te brisas
/tə bʁi.za/ 		se brisa
/sə bʁi.za/ 		nous brisâmes
/nu bʁi.zam/ 		vous brisâtes
/vu bʁi.zat/ 		se brisèrent
/sə bʁi.zɛʁ/
future me briserai
/mə bʁiz.ʁe/ 		te briseras
/tə bʁiz.ʁa/ 		se brisera
/sə bʁiz.ʁa/ 		nous briserons
/nu bʁiz.ʁɔ̃/ 		vous briserez
/vu bʁiz.ʁe/ 		se briseront
/sə bʁiz.ʁɔ̃/
conditional me briserais
/mə bʁiz.ʁɛ/ 		te briserais
/tə bʁiz.ʁɛ/ 		se briserait
/sə bʁiz.ʁɛ/ 		nous briserions
/nu bʁi.zə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		vous briseriez
/vu bʁi.zə.ʁje/ 		se briseraient
/sə bʁiz.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 brise
/mə bʁiz/ 		te brises
/tə bʁiz/ 		se brise
/sə bʁiz/ 		nous brisions
/nu bʁi.zjɔ̃/ 		vous brisiez
/vu bʁi.zje/ 		se brisent
/sə bʁiz/
imperfect2 me brisasse
/mə bʁi.zas/ 		te brisasses
/tə bʁi.zas/ 		se brisât
/sə bʁi.za/ 		nous brisassions
/nu bʁi.za.sjɔ̃/ 		vous brisassiez
/vu bʁi.za.sje/ 		se brisassent
/sə bʁi.zas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of s'être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — brise-toi
/bʁiz.twa/ 		— brisons-nous
/bʁi.zɔ̃.nu/ 		brisez-vous
/bʁi.ze.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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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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briser m

  1. indefinite plural of bris

Old French

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Verb

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briser

  1. Alternative form of brisier

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of briser (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive briser avoir brisé
gerund en brisant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle brisant
past participle brisé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present bris brises brise brisons brisez brisent
imperfect brisoie, briseie, brisoe, briseve brisoies, briseies, brisoes, briseves brisoit, briseit, brisot, briseve brisiiens, brisiens brisiiez, brisiez brisoient, briseient, brisoent, brisevent
preterite brisai brisas brisa brisames brisastes briserent
future briserai briseras brisera briserons briseroiz, brisereiz, briserez briseront
conditional briseroie, brisereie briseroies, brisereies briseroit, brisereit briseriiens, briseriens briseriiez, briseriez briseroient, brisereient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present bris bris brist brisons brisez brisent
imperfect brisasse brisasses brisast brisissons, brisissiens brisissoiz, brisissez, brisissiez brisassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— brise — brisons brisez —

Synonyms

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Swedish

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Noun

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briser

  1. indefinite plural of bris
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