Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamorcer
Introduction to the verb désamorcer
The English translation of the French verb désamorcer is “to defuse.” The pronunciation of the infinitive form “désamorcer” is [day-za-mor-say].
Désamorcer originates from the combination of the prefix “dé-” (which denotes a reversal or removal) and the verb “amorcer” (meaning “to prime” or “to initiate”). It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Simple tense when narrating past events, especially in written or formal contexts.
Here are three examples of désamorcer in the Passé Simple tense, along with their English translations:
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La police désamorça la bombe juste à temps.
(The police defused the bomb just in time.) -
Il désamorça la situation en proposant une solution équitable.
(He defused the situation by suggesting a fair solution.) -
L’équipe de déminage désamorça les explosifs sans incident.
(The bomb squad defused the explosives without incident.)
In these examples, “désamorcer” is used to describe the action of successfully defusing a bomb, diffusing a tense situation, or neutralizing explosives.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of désamorcer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | désamorçai | Je désamorçai la bombe. | I defused the bomb. |
Tu | désamorças | Tu désamorças le dispositif. | You defused the device. |
Il | désamorça | Il désamorça la situation. | He defused the situation. |
Elle | désamorça | Elle désamorça la crise. | She defused the crisis. |
On | désamorça | On désamorça le conflit. | One defused the conflict. |
Nous | désamorçâmes | Nous désamorçâmes la tension. | We defused the tension. |
Vous | désamorçâtes | Vous désamorçâtes la bombe. | You defused the bomb. |
Ils | désamorcèrent | Ils désamorcèrent les explosifs. | They defused the explosives. |
Elles | désamorcèrent | Elles désamorcèrent la menace. | They (feminine) defused the threat. |
Other Conjugations for Désamorcer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désamorcer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamorcer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamorcer (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamorcer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamorcer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamorcer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamorcer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamorcer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamorcer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamorcer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamorcer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamorcer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamorcer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamorcer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamorcer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamorcer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamorcer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamorcer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamorcer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamorcer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamorcer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamorcer
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Désamorcer – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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