Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
Introduction to the verb déflorer
The English translation of the French verb déflorer is “to deflower.” The pronunciation of the infinitive form “déflorer” is [day-fluh-ray].
Déflorer has Latin origins and comes from the word “deflorare,” which means “to remove the flower or blossom.” In everyday French, déflorer is primarily used metaphorically to refer to the act of taking away someone’s innocence, particularly in a sexual context.
Three examples of déflorer used in everyday French:
- Il l’a déflorée à l’âge de seize ans. (He deflowered her at the age of sixteen.)
- La lecture de ce livre déflorera votre innocence. (Reading this book will take away your innocence.)
- Le film déflorait les tabous de la société. (The movie was breaking the society’s taboos.)
Note: The verb déflorer is rarely used in modern French and may be considered formal or old-fashioned.
Déflorer – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of déflorer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | déflore | Je déflore cette fleur. | I deflower this flower. |
Tu | déflores | Tu déflores cette plante. | You deflower this plant. |
Il | déflore | Il déflore cette rose. | He deflowers this rose. |
Elle | déflore | Elle déflore cet arbuste. | She deflowers this shrub. |
On | déflore | On déflore ces fleurs. | One deflowers these flowers. |
Nous | déflorons | Nous déflorons ce jardin. | We deflower this garden. |
Vous | déflorez | Vous déflorez ces plantes. | You deflower these plants. |
Ils | déflorent | Ils déflorent ces roses. | They deflower these roses. |
Elles | déflorent | Elles déflorent ces arbustes. | They deflower these shrubs. |
Other Conjugations for Déflorer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
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