L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billancher
Introduction to the verb billancher
The English translation of the French verb billancher is “to sway”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “bee-lawn-shay”.
The word “billancher” comes from the Old French “billanchier” meaning “to wave, wag”. It is derived from the Latin word “bilancia” which means “balance, scales”.
In everyday French, the verb billancher is used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to express the action of swaying or moving back and forth. It can also be used figuratively to describe hesitation or indecisiveness.
Here are 3 examples of its usage in L’infinitif Présent tense with their respective English translations:
- Je ne peux pas m’empêcher de billancher quand je suis stressé. (I can’t help but sway when I’m stressed.)
- Le bateau commence à billancher à cause des vagues. (The boat is starting to sway because of the waves.)
- J’ai vu qu’il a commencé à billancher avant de prendre sa décision. (I saw that he started to hesitate before making his decision.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of billancher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | billanche | Je billanche le sol. | I whiten the floor. |
tu | billanches | Tu billanches la laine. | You whiten the wool. |
il | billanche | Il billanche le mur. | He whitens the wall. |
elle | billanche | Elle billanche le linge. | She whitens the laundry. |
on | billanche | On billanche en vacances. | We whiten on vacation. |
nous | billanchons | Nous billanchons la maison. | We whiten the house. |
vous | billanchez | Vous billanchez les dents. | You whiten your teeth. |
ils | billanchent | Ils billanchent les cheveux. | They whiten their hair. |
elles | billanchent | Elles billanchent le papier. | They whiten the paper. |
Other Conjugations for Billancher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb billancher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billancher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billancher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billancher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billancher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billancher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billancher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billancher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billancher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billancher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billancher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billancher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billancher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billancher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billancher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billancher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billancher (this article)
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Billancher – About the French L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense
Forming the Infinitive Present
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
As a Verb’s Dictionary Form
After Modal Verbs
As an Imperative
In Infinitive Clauses
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Tense
Passé Composé
Imperfect Tense
Subjunctive and Conditional Moods
Summary
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