desserrer

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From dé- (“undo”) +‎ serrer (“to tighten”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /de.sɛ.ʁe/, /de.se.ʁe/
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Verb[edit]

desserrer

  1. (transitive) to loosen (knot, belt, etc.)
    Tu devrais desserrer ta cravate si tu ne te sens pas bien.
    You should loosen your tie if you don't feel well.
  2. (transitive) to unclench (teeth); relax (grip); release (brakes)
    Desserre ta main de mon bras, tu me fais mal !
    Stop squeezing my arm, you're hurting me!
    Tu n’iras pas loin si tu ne desserres pas le frein à main.
    You won't get very far if you don't take the handbrake off.
  3. (transitive, typography) to space out
  4. (transitive, economics) to ease, relax
  5. (reflexive) to come loose; to slacken
    Le nœud était mal fait et la corde s’est desserrée.
    The knot was badly tied and the rope has come loose.

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of desserrer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple desserrer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple desserrant
/de.sɛ.ʁɑ̃/ or /de.se.ʁɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle desserré
/de.sɛ.ʁe/ or /de.se.ʁe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present desserre
/de.sɛʁ/ 		desserres
/de.sɛʁ/ 		desserre
/de.sɛʁ/ 		desserrons
/de.sɛ.ʁɔ̃/ or /de.se.ʁɔ̃/ 		desserrez
/de.sɛ.ʁe/ or /de.se.ʁe/ 		desserrent
/de.sɛʁ/
imperfect desserrais
/de.sɛ.ʁɛ/ or /de.se.ʁɛ/ 		desserrais
/de.sɛ.ʁɛ/ or /de.se.ʁɛ/ 		desserrait
/de.sɛ.ʁɛ/ or /de.se.ʁɛ/ 		desserrions
/de.sɛ.ʁjɔ̃/ or /de.se.ʁjɔ̃/ 		desserriez
/de.sɛ.ʁje/ or /de.se.ʁje/ 		desserraient
/de.sɛ.ʁɛ/ or /de.se.ʁɛ/
past historic2 desserrai
/de.sɛ.ʁe/ or /de.se.ʁe/ 		desserras
/de.sɛ.ʁa/ or /de.se.ʁa/ 		desserra
/de.sɛ.ʁa/ or /de.se.ʁa/ 		desserrâmes
/de.sɛ.ʁam/ or /de.se.ʁam/ 		desserrâtes
/de.sɛ.ʁat/ or /de.se.ʁat/ 		desserrèrent
/de.sɛ.ʁɛʁ/ or /de.se.ʁɛʁ/
future desserrerai
/de.sɛ.ʁə.ʁe/ or /de.se.ʁə.ʁe/ 		desserreras
/de.sɛ.ʁə.ʁa/ or /de.se.ʁə.ʁa/ 		desserrera
/de.sɛ.ʁə.ʁa/ or /de.se.ʁə.ʁa/ 		desserrerons
/de.sɛ.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/ or /de.se.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/ 		desserrerez
/de.sɛ.ʁə.ʁe/ or /de.se.ʁə.ʁe/ 		desserreront
/de.sɛ.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/ or /de.se.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional desserrerais
/de.sɛ.ʁə.ʁɛ/ or /de.se.ʁə.ʁɛ/ 		desserrerais
/de.sɛ.ʁə.ʁɛ/ or /de.se.ʁə.ʁɛ/ 		desserrerait
/de.sɛ.ʁə.ʁɛ/ or /de.se.ʁə.ʁɛ/ 		desserrerions
/de.sɛ.ʁə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /de.se.ʁə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		desserreriez
/de.sɛ.ʁə.ʁje/ or /de.se.ʁə.ʁje/ 		desserreraient
/de.sɛ.ʁə.ʁɛ/ or /de.se.ʁə.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present desserre
/de.sɛʁ/ 		desserres
/de.sɛʁ/ 		desserre
/de.sɛʁ/ 		desserrions
/de.sɛ.ʁjɔ̃/ or /de.se.ʁjɔ̃/ 		desserriez
/de.sɛ.ʁje/ or /de.se.ʁje/ 		desserrent
/de.sɛʁ/
imperfect2 desserrasse
/de.sɛ.ʁas/ or /de.se.ʁas/ 		desserrasses
/de.sɛ.ʁas/ or /de.se.ʁas/ 		desserrât
/de.sɛ.ʁa/ or /de.se.ʁa/ 		desserrassions
/de.sɛ.ʁa.sjɔ̃/ or /de.se.ʁa.sjɔ̃/ 		desserrassiez
/de.sɛ.ʁa.sje/ or /de.se.ʁa.sje/ 		desserrassent
/de.sɛ.ʁas/ or /de.se.ʁas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — desserre
/de.sɛʁ/ 		— desserrons
/de.sɛ.ʁɔ̃/ or /de.se.ʁɔ̃/ 		desserrez
/de.sɛ.ʁe/ or /de.se.ʁe/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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