froncer
Part of speech: verb
Morphology: simple
Topics: sewing
Etymology: Du moyen français fronce.
Senses:
gloss: Plisser en contractant, en resserrant.
pos: verb
examples: Froncer le sourcil, les sourcils.
Il en fronça le sourcil de chagrin, de colère.
Elle fronçait le nez pour saisir le sens de ce Français écarlate qui parlait si vite.
Les chiens, attachés pour la route, fronçaient encore leurs babines en arrêt, comme s’ils s’apprêtaient à s’élancer de nouveau dans les taillis.
gloss: Plisser une étoffe, du linge de plis menus et serrés.
pos: verb
tags: especially
examples: Puis, les coutures des bas, légèrement froncées, comme de longues chenilles et les creux articulés de l'attache des genoux.
Froncer le devant d’une chemise.
Froncer des poignets. — Froncer une jupe.
Inflected forms:
form: froncer
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
present
form: avoir froncé
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
past
form: en fronçant
pos: verb
tags: gerund
present
form: en ayant froncé
pos: verb
tags: gerund
past
form: fronçant
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: froncé
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: je fronce
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: tu fronces
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: il/elle/on fronce
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: nous fronçons
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: vous froncez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: ils/elles froncent
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: j’ai froncé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: tu as froncé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: il/elle/on a froncé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: nous avons froncé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: vous avez froncé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: ils/elles ont froncé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: je fronçais
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: tu fronçais
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: il/elle/on fronçait
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: nous froncions
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: vous fronciez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: ils/elles fronçaient
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: j’avais froncé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: tu avais froncé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: il/elle/on avait froncé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: nous avions froncé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: vous aviez froncé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: ils/elles avaient froncé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: je fronçai
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: tu fronças
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: il/elle/on fronça
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: nous fronçâmes
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: vous fronçâtes
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: ils/elles froncèrent
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: j’eus froncé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: tu eus froncé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: il/elle/on eut froncé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: nous eûmes froncé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: vous eûtes froncé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: ils/elles eurent froncé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: je froncerai
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: tu fronceras
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: il/elle/on froncera
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: nous froncerons
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: vous froncerez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: ils/elles fronceront
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: j’aurai froncé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: tu auras froncé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: il/elle/on aura froncé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: nous aurons froncé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: vous aurez froncé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: ils/elles auront froncé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: que je fronce
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que tu fronces
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: qu’il/elle/on fronce
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que nous froncions
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que vous fronciez
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: qu’ils/elles froncent
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que j’aie froncé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que tu aies froncé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: qu’il/elle/on ait froncé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que nous ayons froncé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que vous ayez froncé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: qu’ils/elles aient froncé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que je fronçasse
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que tu fronçasses
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: qu’il/elle/on fronçât
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que nous fronçassions
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que vous fronçassiez
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: qu’ils/elles fronçassent
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que j’eusse froncé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que tu eusses froncé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: qu’il/elle/on eût froncé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que nous eussions froncé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que vous eussiez froncé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: qu’ils/elles eussent froncé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: je froncerais
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: tu froncerais
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: il/elle/on froncerait
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: nous froncerions
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: vous fronceriez
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: ils/elles fronceraient
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: j’aurais froncé
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: tu aurais froncé
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: il/elle/on aurait froncé
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: nous aurions froncé
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: vous auriez froncé
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: ils/elles auraient froncé
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: fronce
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: fronçons
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: froncez
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: aie froncé
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: ayons froncé
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: ayez froncé
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: se froncer
pos: verb
tags: pronominal
Derived terms: froncer le sourcil
froncer les sourcils
Synonyms: gripper
Translations:
lang: Anglais
word: frown
lang: Anglais
word: scowl
lang: Espagnol
word: fruncir
lang: Espagnol
word: enarcar
lang: Indonésien
word: mengernyitkan
lang: Kotava
word: geruá
lang: Néerlandais
word: fronsen
lang: Occitan
word: rafir
lang: Occitan
word: fronzir
lang: Occitan
word: rufar
lang: Roumain
word: a încreți
lang: Roumain
word: a plisa
lang: Russe
word: морщить
roman: morŝitʹ
lang: Russe
word: хмурить
roman: hmuritʹ
lang: Solrésol
word: reladosol
lang: Anglais
word: shirr
lang: Anglais
word: gather
lang: Arabe
word: خَبَنَ
lang: Espagnol
word: abullonar
lang: Espagnol
word: fruncir
lang: Kotava
word: geruá
lang: Russe
word: делать складки
roman: delatʹ skladki
lang: Solrésol
word: reladosol
lang: Catalan
word: frunzir
lang: Espéranto
word: sulki
lang: Espéranto
word: sulkigi
lang: Roumain
word: a se încrunta