rebrousser
Part of speech: verb
Morphology: derivation
Etymology: Vient de rebourser dont la sonorité a changé, dérivé de rebours.
Senses:
gloss: Relever du sens contraire à celui dont ils sont naturellement couchés, en parlant des cheveux et du poil.
pos: verb
tags: literally
examples: Rebrousser les cheveux. — Rebrousser le poil d’un chat.
Il se teignait la moustache, qu’il portait toute raide et rebroussée.
gloss: Retourner subitement en arrière.
pos: verb
tags: figuratively
examples: […] les conseillers féroces de Louis XVI font rebrousser des farines que le commerce apporte dans Paris fidèle et affamé.
Comme il allait à la campagne, il reçut une nouvelle qui le fit rebrousser aussitôt.
— Les rivières rebrousseront contre leur source, vers leur source, avant que… Elles remonteront vers leur source, avant que…
gloss: Se redresser.
pos: verb
tags: pronominal
examples: — Mes bien chers frères…
L’auditoire, un peu couché, se rebroussa.
Inflected forms:
form: rebrousser
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
present
form: avoir rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
past
form: en rebroussant
pos: verb
tags: gerund
present
form: en ayant rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: gerund
past
form: rebroussant
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: je rebrousse
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: tu rebrousses
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: il/elle/on rebrousse
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: nous rebroussons
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: vous rebroussez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: ils/elles rebroussent
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: j’ai rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: tu as rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: il/elle/on a rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: nous avons rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: vous avez rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: ils/elles ont rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: je rebroussais
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: tu rebroussais
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: il/elle/on rebroussait
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: nous rebroussions
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: vous rebroussiez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: ils/elles rebroussaient
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: j’avais rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: tu avais rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: il/elle/on avait rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: nous avions rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: vous aviez rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: ils/elles avaient rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: je rebroussai
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: tu rebroussas
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: il/elle/on rebroussa
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: nous rebroussâmes
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: vous rebroussâtes
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: ils/elles rebroussèrent
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: j’eus rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: tu eus rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: il/elle/on eut rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: nous eûmes rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: vous eûtes rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: ils/elles eurent rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: je rebrousserai
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: tu rebrousseras
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: il/elle/on rebroussera
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: nous rebrousserons
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: vous rebrousserez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: ils/elles rebrousseront
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: j’aurai rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: tu auras rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: il/elle/on aura rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: nous aurons rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: vous aurez rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: ils/elles auront rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: que je rebrousse
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que tu rebrousses
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: qu’il/elle/on rebrousse
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que nous rebroussions
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que vous rebroussiez
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: qu’ils/elles rebroussent
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que j’aie rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que tu aies rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: qu’il/elle/on ait rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que nous ayons rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que vous ayez rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: qu’ils/elles aient rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que je rebroussasse
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que tu rebroussasses
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: qu’il/elle/on rebroussât
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que nous rebroussassions
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que vous rebroussassiez
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: qu’ils/elles rebroussassent
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que j’eusse rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que tu eusses rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: qu’il/elle/on eût rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que nous eussions rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que vous eussiez rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: qu’ils/elles eussent rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: je rebrousserais
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: tu rebrousserais
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: il/elle/on rebrousserait
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: nous rebrousserions
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: vous rebrousseriez
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: ils/elles rebrousseraient
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: j’aurais rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: tu aurais rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: il/elle/on aurait rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: nous aurions rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: vous auriez rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: ils/elles auraient rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: rebrousse
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: rebroussons
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: rebroussez
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: aie rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: ayons rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: ayez rebroussé
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
Derived terms: rebrousser chemin
rebroussis
Translations:
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word: turn back
lang: Catalan
word: a repèl
lang: Catalan
word: a contrapèl
lang: Croate
word: izčešljavati
lang: Espagnol
word: a contrapelo
lang: Espagnol
word: arremangar
lang: Espéranto
word: kuspi
lang: Féroïen
word: leggja saman øvutan veg
lang: Ido
word: arufar
lang: Italien
word: risalire
lang: Néerlandais
word: tegen de haren in strijken
lang: Occitan
word: reborsar