Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb surdorer
Introduction to the verb surdorer
The English translation of the French verb surdorer is “gild” or “gilding.” It is pronounced as “soor-doh-ray.”
Surdorer comes from the Old French word “sourdeor,” which means “to gild.” It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the act of applying thin layers of gold or gold-like material to a surface, typically as a form of decoration.
Here are three simple examples of its usage:
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J’ai passé toute la journée à surdorer le cadre de cette peinture. (I spent all day gilding the frame of this painting.)
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Elle a appris à surdorer les bordures en utilisant de la feuille d’or. (She learned how to gild the borders using gold leaf.)
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Les ornements de cette église ont été surdorés à la main par des artisans expérimentés. (The ornaments of this church were hand-gilded by experienced craftsmen.)
Surdorer – 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 surdorer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | surdore | Je surdore mes pommes de terre. | I brown my potatoes. |
Tu | surdores | Tu surdores les oignons. | You brown the onions. |
Il | surdore | Il surdore la viande. | He browns the meat. |
Elle | surdore | Elle surdore le poulet. | She browns the chicken. |
On | surdore | On surdore les légumes. | One browns the vegetables. |
Nous | surdorons | Nous surdorons le pain. | We brown the bread. |
Vous | surdorez | Vous surdorez les crêpes. | You (plural/formal) brown the pancakes. |
Ils | surdorent | Ils surdorent le poisson. | They brown the fish. |
Elles | surdorent | Elles surdorent les noix. | They (feminine) brown the nuts. |
Other Conjugations for Surdorer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb surdorer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surdorer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surdorer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surdorer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surdorer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surdorer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surdorer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surdorer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surdorer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surdorer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surdorer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surdorer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surdorer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surdorer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surdorer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surdorer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surdorer
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