Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb renflouer
Introduction to the verb renflouer
The English translation for the French verb renflouer is “to bail out” or “to refloat.” It is pronounced “ron-flu-ay.”
Renflouer comes from the French words “ren” meaning “again” and “flot” meaning “flow” or “flood.” It is most often used in nautical contexts, referring to the act of repairing a sunken or damaged boat and bringing it back to the surface or to shore.
Some simple examples of its usage in everyday French are:
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“Les sauveteurs ont réussi à renflouer le bateau qui avait coulé en mer.” (The rescuers managed to bail out the boat that had sunk at sea.)
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“Il a fallu utiliser une pompe pour renflouer la péniche qui avait pris l’eau.” (They had to use a pump to refloat the barge that was taking in water.)
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“Nous devons renflouer le canoë avant de pouvoir le remettre à l’eau.” (We need to bail out the canoe before we can put it back in the water.)
Renflouer – 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 renflouer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | je renfloue | Je renfloue le bateau. | I am refloating the boat. |
Tu | tu renfloues | Tu renfloues les caisses. | You are bailing out the crates. |
Il | il renfloue | Il renfloue l’entreprise. | He is rescuing the company. |
Elle | elle renfloue | Elle renfloue sa dette. | She is paying off her debt. |
On | on renfloue | On renfloue le navire. | We are salvaging the ship. |
Nous | nous renflouons | Nous renflouons le compte bancaire. | We are replenishing the bank account. |
Vous | vous renflouez | Vous renflouez l’économie. | You are boosting the economy. |
Ils | ils renflouent | Ils renflouent les fonds. | They are refilling the funds. |
Elles | elles renflouent | Elles renflouent les stocks. | They are restocking the shelves. |
Other Conjugations for Renflouer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb renflouer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb renflouer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb renflouer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb renflouer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb renflouer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb renflouer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb renflouer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb renflouer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb renflouer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb renflouer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb renflouer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb renflouer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb renflouer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb renflouer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb renflouer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb renflouer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb renflouer
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