Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
Introduction to the verb décolleter
The English translation of the French verb décolleter is “to plunge.” The infinitive form “décolleter” is pronounced as “dey-koh-leh-tey.”
Décolleter originated from the combination of the prefix “dé-” (meaning “down” or “off”) and the noun “collet” (meaning “collar”). In everyday French, décolleter is most often used to describe the action of wearing clothing with a low-cut neckline or to refer to the act of modifying a garment to have a plunging neckline.
Examples of usage:
- Elle aime décolleter ses robes pour montrer sa poitrine.
(She likes to plunge her dresses to show her cleavage.) - La robe que tu portes aujourd’hui est jolie, mais elle ne décollete pas assez.
(The dress you are wearing today is nice, but it doesn’t plunge enough.) - Pour la soirée, elle a décollété son pull en faisant un nœud au niveau du col.
(For the party, she plunged her sweater by tying a knot at the neckline.)
Décolleter – 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 décolleter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | décollete | Je décollete ma chemise. | I unbutton my shirt. |
Tu | décolletes | Tu décolletes ta robe. | You unbutton your dress. |
Il | décollete | Il décollete sa veste. | He unbuttons his jacket. |
Elle | décollete | Elle décollete son chemisier. | She unbuttons her blouse. |
On | décollete | On décollete son pull. | One unbuttons one’s sweater. |
Nous | décolletons | Nous décolletons nos manteaux. | We unbutton our coats. |
Vous | décolletez | Vous décolletez vos chemisiers. | You unbutton your blouses. |
Ils | décolletent | Ils décolletent leurs chemises. | They unbutton their shirts. |
Elles | décolletent | Elles décolletent leurs robes. | They unbutton their dresses. |
Other Conjugations for Décolleter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
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