Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
Introduction to the verb frôler
The English translation of the French verb “frôler” is “to brush against” or “to graze”. The infinitive form “frôler” is pronounced as [fʁo.le].
Frôler originates from the Old French word “froillier” which means “to graze”. In everyday French, it is used to describe the action of narrowly avoiding contact or coming close to something or someone.
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Il a failli me frôler en passant à vélo.
English translation: He almost brushed against me while riding his bike. -
Le ballon a frôlé le poteau.
English translation: The ball grazed the goalpost. -
Le conducteur a frôlé l’accident en freinant brusquement.
English translation: The driver narrowly avoided the accident by braking suddenly.
Frôler – 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 frôler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | frôle | Je frôle le mur. | I brush against the wall. |
tu | frôles | Tu frôles mon bras. | You brush against my arm. |
il | frôle | Il frôle la table. | He brushes against the table. |
elle | frôle | Elle frôle la porte. | She brushes against the door. |
on | frôle | On frôle la catastrophe. | We narrowly avoid disaster. |
nous | frôlons | Nous frôlons le précipice. | We brush against the precipice. |
vous | frôlez | Vous frôlez la vérité. | You brush against the truth. |
ils | frôlent | Ils frôlent le danger. | They brush against danger. |
elles | frôlent | Elles frôlent les arbres. | They brush against the trees. |
Other Conjugations for Frôler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb frôler (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
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