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redresser

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Etymology

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redress +‎ -er

Noun

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redresser (plural redressers)

  1. One who grants redress.

French

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Etymology

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From Old French redrecier. By surface analysis, re- +‎ dresser.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʁə.dʁɛ.se/ ~ /ʁə.dʁe.se/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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redresser

  1. (transitive) to straighten (up)
  2. (transitive) to rectify, straighten out
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to restore, turn around
    redresser l’économie ― to put the economy back on its feet
  4. (reflexive) to recover, regain composure
  5. (reflexive) to stand up, sit up straight

Conjugation

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Conjugation of redresser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple redresser
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple redressant
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sɑ̃/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle redressé
/ʁə.dʁɛ.se/ or /ʁə.dʁe.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present redresse
/ʁə.dʁɛs/ 		redresses
/ʁə.dʁɛs/ 		redresse
/ʁə.dʁɛs/ 		redressons
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sɔ̃/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sɔ̃/ 		redressez
/ʁə.dʁɛ.se/ or /ʁə.dʁe.se/ 		redressent
/ʁə.dʁɛs/
imperfect redressais
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛ/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sɛ/ 		redressais
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛ/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sɛ/ 		redressait
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛ/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sɛ/ 		redressions
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sjɔ̃/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sjɔ̃/ 		redressiez
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sje/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sje/ 		redressaient
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛ/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sɛ/
past historic2 redressai
/ʁə.dʁɛ.se/ or /ʁə.dʁe.se/ 		redressas
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sa/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sa/ 		redressa
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sa/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sa/ 		redressâmes
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sam/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sam/ 		redressâtes
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sat/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sat/ 		redressèrent
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛʁ/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sɛʁ/
future redresserai
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁe/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sʁe/ 		redresseras
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁa/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sʁa/ 		redressera
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁa/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sʁa/ 		redresserons
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɔ̃/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sʁɔ̃/ 		redresserez
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁe/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sʁe/ 		redresseront
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɔ̃/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sʁɔ̃/
conditional redresserais
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɛ/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sʁɛ/ 		redresserais
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɛ/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sʁɛ/ 		redresserait
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɛ/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sʁɛ/ 		redresserions
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		redresseriez
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sə.ʁje/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sə.ʁje/ 		redresseraient
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɛ/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sʁɛ/
(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 redresse
/ʁə.dʁɛs/ 		redresses
/ʁə.dʁɛs/ 		redresse
/ʁə.dʁɛs/ 		redressions
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sjɔ̃/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sjɔ̃/ 		redressiez
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sje/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sje/ 		redressent
/ʁə.dʁɛs/
imperfect2 redressasse
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sas/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sas/ 		redressasses
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sas/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sas/ 		redressât
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sa/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sa/ 		redressassions
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sa.sjɔ̃/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sa.sjɔ̃/ 		redressassiez
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sa.sje/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sa.sje/ 		redressassent
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sas/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — redresse
/ʁə.dʁɛs/ 		— redressons
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sɔ̃/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sɔ̃/ 		redressez
/ʁə.dʁɛ.se/ or /ʁə.dʁe.se/ 		—
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 redresser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple se redresser
compound s'être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple se redressant
/sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sɑ̃/ or /sə ʁə.dʁe.sɑ̃/
compound ayant or étant + past participle
past participle redressé
/ʁə.dʁɛ.se/ or /ʁə.dʁe.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present me redresse
/mə ʁə.dʁɛs/ 		te redresses
/tə ʁə.dʁɛs/ 		se redresse
/sə ʁə.dʁɛs/ 		nous redressons
/nu ʁə.dʁɛ.sɔ̃/ or /nu ʁə.dʁe.sɔ̃/ 		vous redressez
/vu ʁə.dʁɛ.se/ or /vu ʁə.dʁe.se/ 		se redressent
/sə ʁə.dʁɛs/
imperfect me redressais
/mə ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛ/ or /mə ʁə.dʁe.sɛ/ 		te redressais
/tə ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛ/ or /tə ʁə.dʁe.sɛ/ 		se redressait
/sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛ/ or /sə ʁə.dʁe.sɛ/ 		nous redressions
/nu ʁə.dʁɛ.sjɔ̃/ or /nu ʁə.dʁe.sjɔ̃/ 		vous redressiez
/vu ʁə.dʁɛ.sje/ or /vu ʁə.dʁe.sje/ 		se redressaient
/sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛ/ or /sə ʁə.dʁe.sɛ/
past historic2 me redressai
/mə ʁə.dʁɛ.se/ or /mə ʁə.dʁe.se/ 		te redressas
/tə ʁə.dʁɛ.sa/ or /tə ʁə.dʁe.sa/ 		se redressa
/sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sa/ or /sə ʁə.dʁe.sa/ 		nous redressâmes
/nu ʁə.dʁɛ.sam/ or /nu ʁə.dʁe.sam/ 		vous redressâtes
/vu ʁə.dʁɛ.sat/ or /vu ʁə.dʁe.sat/ 		se redressèrent
/sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛʁ/ or /sə ʁə.dʁe.sɛʁ/
future me redresserai
/mə ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁe/ or /mə ʁə.dʁe.sʁe/ 		te redresseras
/tə ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁa/ or /tə ʁə.dʁe.sʁa/ 		se redressera
/sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁa/ or /sə ʁə.dʁe.sʁa/ 		nous redresserons
/nu ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɔ̃/ or /nu ʁə.dʁe.sʁɔ̃/ 		vous redresserez
/vu ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁe/ or /vu ʁə.dʁe.sʁe/ 		se redresseront
/sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɔ̃/ or /sə ʁə.dʁe.sʁɔ̃/
conditional me redresserais
/mə ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɛ/ or /mə ʁə.dʁe.sʁɛ/ 		te redresserais
/tə ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɛ/ or /tə ʁə.dʁe.sʁɛ/ 		se redresserait
/sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɛ/ or /sə ʁə.dʁe.sʁɛ/ 		nous redresserions
/nu ʁə.dʁɛ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /nu ʁə.dʁe.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		vous redresseriez
/vu ʁə.dʁɛ.sə.ʁje/ or /vu ʁə.dʁe.sə.ʁje/ 		se redresseraient
/sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɛ/ or /sə ʁə.dʁe.sʁɛ/
(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 redresse
/mə ʁə.dʁɛs/ 		te redresses
/tə ʁə.dʁɛs/ 		se redresse
/sə ʁə.dʁɛs/ 		nous redressions
/nu ʁə.dʁɛ.sjɔ̃/ or /nu ʁə.dʁe.sjɔ̃/ 		vous redressiez
/vu ʁə.dʁɛ.sje/ or /vu ʁə.dʁe.sje/ 		se redressent
/sə ʁə.dʁɛs/
imperfect2 me redressasse
/mə ʁə.dʁɛ.sas/ or /mə ʁə.dʁe.sas/ 		te redressasses
/tə ʁə.dʁɛ.sas/ or /tə ʁə.dʁe.sas/ 		se redressât
/sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sa/ or /sə ʁə.dʁe.sa/ 		nous redressassions
/nu ʁə.dʁɛ.sa.sjɔ̃/ or /nu ʁə.dʁe.sa.sjɔ̃/ 		vous redressassiez
/vu ʁə.dʁɛ.sa.sje/ or /vu ʁə.dʁe.sa.sje/ 		se redressassent
/sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sas/ or /sə ʁə.dʁe.sas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of s'être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — redresse-toi
/ʁə.dʁɛs.twa/ 		— redressons-nous
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sɔ̃.nu/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sɔ̃.nu/ 		redressez-vous
/ʁə.dʁɛ.se.vu/ or /ʁə.dʁe.se.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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