Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
Introduction to the verb déplumer
The English translation of the French verb “déplumer” is “to pluck.” The infinitive form, “déplumer,” is pronounced as “day-ploo-may.”
Déplumer originates from the French word “plume,” meaning “feather.” In everyday French, déplumer is most often used to refer to the action of removing feathers from a bird or an animal. It can also be used figuratively to describe the act of taking advantage of someone or exploiting them.
Here are three simple examples of its usage:
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J’ai déplumé le canard avant de le cuisiner.
(I plucked the duck before cooking it.) -
Le joueur de tennis a été déplumé par son adversaire, qui a remporté tous les points.
(The tennis player was completely plucked by his opponent, who won all the points.) -
La société a été déplumée par des investisseurs sans scrupules.
(The company was ruthlessly plucked by unscrupulous investors.)
Déplumer – 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 déplumer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | déplume | Je déplume un poulet. | I pluck a chicken. |
Tu | déplumes | Tu déplumes tes oiseaux. | You pluck your birds. |
Il | déplume | Il déplume le canard. | He plucks the duck. |
Elle | déplume | Elle déplume la dinde. | She plucks the turkey. |
On | déplume | On déplume nos volailles. | One plucks our poultry. |
Nous | déplumons | Nous déplumons les pigeons. | We pluck the pigeons. |
Vous | déplumez | Vous déplumez les autruches. | You pluck the ostriches. |
Ils | déplument | Ils déplument les canaris. | They pluck the canaries. |
Elles | déplument | Elles déplument les pintades. | They pluck the guinea fowls. |
Other Conjugations for Déplumer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplumer
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