postillonner
Part of speech: verb
Morphology: derivation
Etymology: Dénominal de postillon.
Senses:
gloss: Émettre des postillons quand on parle.
pos: verb
examples: Mais plus tard, je m’aperçus qu’elle croyait tenir sa vie solidement calée sous sa langue, et même le destin de l’Afrique et de ses hommes tout entier ! Qu’elle ne postillonnait pas son existence à gauche, à droite et de travers, en bouts et en fragments, du n’importe quoi, qui allait s’envoler et se perdre quelque part dans le ciel.
Au karaoké, on chante en groupe, mais surtout, on hurle, on postillonne ! Oui, on postillonne !
gloss: Parler maladroitement.
pos: verb
tags: rare
examples: Maman s’est levée ce matin à dix heures, elle est descendue déjeuner, elle est restée tout l’après-midi avec nous et, en l’absence de Maurice qui postillonne pour le compte d’un sardinier mécontent de ses huiles, nous aurions pu nous croire revenues à la belle époque.
gloss: Être toujours à courir la poste, employer incessamment les postillons.
pos: verb
tags: obsolete
examples: Voyez donc comment feu M. de Louvois [à propos du masque de fer] aurait passé huit jours à postillonner de Versailles à l'île Sainte-Marguerite, sans qu'on se fût aperçu de rien.
Inflected forms:
form: postillonner
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
present
form: avoir postillonné
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
past
form: en postillonnant
pos: verb
tags: gerund
present
form: en ayant postillonné
pos: verb
tags: gerund
past
form: postillonnant
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: postillonné
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: je postillonne
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: tu postillonnes
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: il/elle/on postillonne
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: nous postillonnons
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: vous postillonnez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: ils/elles postillonnent
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: j’ai postillonné
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: tu as postillonné
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: il/elle/on a postillonné
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: nous avons postillonné
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: vous avez postillonné
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: ils/elles ont postillonné
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: je postillonnais
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: tu postillonnais
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: il/elle/on postillonnait
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: nous postillonnions
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: vous postillonniez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: ils/elles postillonnaient
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: j’avais postillonné
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: tu avais postillonné
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: il/elle/on avait postillonné
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: nous avions postillonné
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: vous aviez postillonné
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: ils/elles avaient postillonné
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: je postillonnai
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: tu postillonnas
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: il/elle/on postillonna
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: nous postillonnâmes
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: vous postillonnâtes
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: ils/elles postillonnèrent
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: j’eus postillonné
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: tu eus postillonné
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: il/elle/on eut postillonné
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: nous eûmes postillonné
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: vous eûtes postillonné
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: ils/elles eurent postillonné
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: je postillonnerai
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: tu postillonneras
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: il/elle/on postillonnera
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: nous postillonnerons
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: vous postillonnerez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: ils/elles postillonneront
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: j’aurai postillonné
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: tu auras postillonné
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: il/elle/on aura postillonné
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: nous aurons postillonné
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: vous aurez postillonné
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: ils/elles auront postillonné
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: que je postillonne
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que tu postillonnes
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: qu’il/elle/on postillonne
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que nous postillonnions
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que vous postillonniez
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: qu’ils/elles postillonnent
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que j’aie postillonné
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que tu aies postillonné
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: qu’il/elle/on ait postillonné
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que nous ayons postillonné
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que vous ayez postillonné
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: qu’ils/elles aient postillonné
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que je postillonnasse
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que tu postillonnasses
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: qu’il/elle/on postillonnât
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que nous postillonnassions
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que vous postillonnassiez
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: qu’ils/elles postillonnassent
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que j’eusse postillonné
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que tu eusses postillonné
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: qu’il/elle/on eût postillonné
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que nous eussions postillonné
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que vous eussiez postillonné
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: qu’ils/elles eussent postillonné
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: je postillonnerais
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: tu postillonnerais
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: il/elle/on postillonnerait
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: nous postillonnerions
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: vous postillonneriez
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: ils/elles postillonneraient
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: j’aurais postillonné
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: tu aurais postillonné
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: il/elle/on aurait postillonné
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: nous aurions postillonné
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: vous auriez postillonné
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: ils/elles auraient postillonné
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: postillonne
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: postillonnons
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: postillonnez
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: aie postillonné
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: ayons postillonné
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: ayez postillonné
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
Derived terms: postillonnade
postillonnage
postillonnant
postillonneur
postillonneuse
Translations:
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lang: Finnois
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lang: Italien
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lang: Tsolyáni
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