Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb vautrer
Introduction to the verb vautrer
The English translation of the French verb vautrer is “to sprawl” or “to flop down”. It is pronounced as “voh-tray”.
The language origin of vautrer comes from the Old French word “vautrer” which means “to wallow”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe someone or something that is lying down or sitting in a relaxed and careless manner.
Examples:
- Je me suis vautré sur le canapé après une longue journée de travail. (I sprawled on the couch after a long day at work.)
- Les enfants se sont vautrés dans l’herbe pour profiter du soleil. (The children flopped down in the grass to soak up the sun.)
- Il a trop bu et s’est vautré sur le sol de la boîte de nuit. (He drank too much and sprawled on the floor of the nightclub.)
Vautrer – 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 vautrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | me vautre | Je me vautre dans le canapé. | I’m sprawling on the couch. |
tu | te vautres | Tu te vautres dans la boue. | You’re wallowing in the mud. |
il | se vautre | Il se vautre dans la luxure. | He’s wallowing in luxury. |
elle | se vautre | Elle se vautre sur le lit. | She’s sprawled on the bed. |
on | se vautre | On se vautre dans la paresse. | We’re wallowing in laziness. |
nous | nous vautrons | Nous nous vautrons dans l’herbe. | We’re rolling around in the grass. |
vous | vous vautrez | Vous vous vautrez dans la piscine. | You’re lounging in the pool. |
ils | se vautrent | Ils se vautrent dans la boue. | They’re wallowing in the mud. |
elles | se vautrent | Elles se vautrent dans le sable. | They’re rolling around in the sand. |
Other Conjugations for Vautrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb vautrer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vautrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vautrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vautrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vautrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vautrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vautrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vautrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vautrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vautrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vautrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vautrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vautrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vautrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vautrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vautrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb vautrer
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