Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb insensibiliser
Introduction to the verb insensibiliser
The English translation of the French verb insensibiliser is “to desensitize.” The infinitive form, pronounced in-suhn-see-bee-lee-zay, comes from the Latin word “insensibilis,” meaning “without sensation.”
In everyday French, insensibiliser is most often used in the medical field, particularly in relation to anesthesia or numbing medications. It can also be used figuratively to mean “to make insensitive” or “to numb emotionally.”
Examples:
- Après avoir été insensibilisé localement, le patient ne ressentira pas de douleur pendant l’intervention. (After being locally anesthetized, the patient will not feel any pain during the procedure.)
- Les médicaments peuvent insensibiliser certaines parties du cerveau, altérant ainsi la perception de la réalité. (Medications can desensitize certain parts of the brain, altering the perception of reality.)
- Les images violentes à la télévision peuvent insensibiliser les enfants à la violence réelle. (Violent images on television can desensitize children to real violence.)
Insensibiliser – 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 insensibiliser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | J’insensibilise | Je tente d’insensibiliser mes émotions. | I try to numb my emotions. |
Tu | Tu insensibilises | Tu n’insensibilises pas assez la peau avant de te faire tatouer. | You don’t numb the skin enough before getting a tattoo. |
Il | Il insensibilise | Il insensibilise la douleur avec de la glace. | He numbs the pain with ice. |
Elle | Elle insensibilise | Elle insensibilise la zone avec un anesthésique local. | She numbs the area with a local anesthetic. |
On | On insensibilise | On insensibilise souvent les patients avant une intervention chirurgicale. | We often numb patients before a surgical procedure. |
Nous | Nous insensibilisons | Nous insensibilisons le sujet avant de réaliser l’expérience. | We numb the subject before conducting the experiment. |
Vous | Vous insensibilisez | Vous insensibilisez la zone avec un spray anesthésiant. | You numb the area with a numbing spray. |
Ils | Ils insensibilisent | Ils insensibilisent la population avec des discours manipulateurs. | They numb the population with manipulative speeches. |
Elles | Elles insensibilisent | Elles insensibilisent leurs émotions pour faire face à la situation. | They numb their emotions to cope with the situation. |
Other Conjugations for Insensibiliser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb insensibiliser (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb insensibiliser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb insensibiliser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb insensibiliser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb insensibiliser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb insensibiliser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb insensibiliser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb insensibiliser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb insensibiliser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb insensibiliser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb insensibiliser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb insensibiliser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb insensibiliser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb insensibiliser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb insensibiliser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb insensibiliser
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