B̩er (literary) Рto be wide open; to gape, stand gaping
Simple and compound conjugations for the regular -er French verb béer.
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Formal French
Français formel
This index includes a variety of French words, expressions, pronunciations, and grammatical and structures required in formal communciation.
For an explanation of the difference between formal and literary, see What is register?
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Bien entendu
Bon gré mal gré
Ch̢tier (formal) Рto chastise, punish; to polish, refine
Simple and compound conjugations for the regular -er French verb châtier.
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Ch̩rir (literary) Рto cherish, treasure, hold dear
Simple and compound conjugations for the regular -ir French verb chérir.
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Commettre – to commit (a crime), make (a mistake); (formal) to appoint, nominate
Simple and compound conjugations for the irregular French verb commettre.
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Conditional Perfect, Second Form
The second form of the conditional perfect suffers from something of an identity crisis: it looks like the pluperfect subjunctive but has the value of the conditional perfect. The second form of the past conditional is used mostly in si clauses and is a literary tense, so is found only in very formal written French. conjugation lessons • formalities • tenses moods voices
Confluer – to join, flow together; (literary) to converge
Simple and compound conjugations for the regular -er French verb confluer.
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Consumer – to consume, devour; to burn; (literary) to expend, squander
Simple and compound conjugations for the regular -er French verb consumer.
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