clocher

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /klɔ.ʃe/
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Etymology 1

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From cloche (“bell”) +‎ -er.

Noun

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clocher m (plural clochers)

  1. bell tower, steeple
    • 1959, “Love in Portofino”, L. Chiosso, F. Buscaglione (lyrics), performed by Dalida:
      Il y avait à Portofino / un vieux clocher qui s’ennuyait / de ne sonner que les matines / quand Portofino se réveillait.
      There was in Portofino / an old bell tower which was bored / of only ringing in the morning / when Portofino was waking up.
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Etymology 2

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From cloche +‎ -er.

Verb

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clocher

  1. to ring a bell
Conjugation
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Conjugation of clocher (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple clocher
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple clochant
/klɔ.ʃɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle cloché
/klɔ.ʃe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present cloche
/klɔʃ/ 		cloches
/klɔʃ/ 		cloche
/klɔʃ/ 		clochons
/klɔ.ʃɔ̃/ 		clochez
/klɔ.ʃe/ 		clochent
/klɔʃ/
imperfect clochais
/klɔ.ʃɛ/ 		clochais
/klɔ.ʃɛ/ 		clochait
/klɔ.ʃɛ/ 		clochions
/klɔ.ʃjɔ̃/ 		clochiez
/klɔ.ʃje/ 		clochaient
/klɔ.ʃɛ/
past historic2 clochai
/klɔ.ʃe/ 		clochas
/klɔ.ʃa/ 		clocha
/klɔ.ʃa/ 		clochâmes
/klɔ.ʃam/ 		clochâtes
/klɔ.ʃat/ 		clochèrent
/klɔ.ʃɛʁ/
future clocherai
/klɔʃ.ʁe/ 		clocheras
/klɔʃ.ʁa/ 		clochera
/klɔʃ.ʁa/ 		clocherons
/klɔʃ.ʁɔ̃/ 		clocherez
/klɔʃ.ʁe/ 		clocheront
/klɔʃ.ʁɔ̃/
conditional clocherais
/klɔʃ.ʁɛ/ 		clocherais
/klɔʃ.ʁɛ/ 		clocherait
/klɔʃ.ʁɛ/ 		clocherions
/klɔ.ʃə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		clocheriez
/klɔ.ʃə.ʁje/ 		clocheraient
/klɔʃ.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 cloche
/klɔʃ/ 		cloches
/klɔʃ/ 		cloche
/klɔʃ/ 		clochions
/klɔ.ʃjɔ̃/ 		clochiez
/klɔ.ʃje/ 		clochent
/klɔʃ/
imperfect2 clochasse
/klɔ.ʃas/ 		clochasses
/klɔ.ʃas/ 		clochât
/klɔ.ʃa/ 		clochassions
/klɔ.ʃa.sjɔ̃/ 		clochassiez
/klɔ.ʃa.sje/ 		clochassent
/klɔ.ʃas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — cloche
/klɔʃ/ 		— clochons
/klɔ.ʃɔ̃/ 		clochez
/klɔ.ʃe/ 		—
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).

Etymology 3

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cloppicāre (from cloppus), which displaced Classical claudicāre.

Verb

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clocher

  1. to limp
    Synonyms: boiter, claudiquer
  2. to wobble
  3. (informal) to be wrong
    Il y a quelque chose qui cloche. ― There's something wrong.
Conjugation
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Conjugation of clocher (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple clocher
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple clochant
/klɔ.ʃɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle cloché
/klɔ.ʃe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present cloche
/klɔʃ/ 		cloches
/klɔʃ/ 		cloche
/klɔʃ/ 		clochons
/klɔ.ʃɔ̃/ 		clochez
/klɔ.ʃe/ 		clochent
/klɔʃ/
imperfect clochais
/klɔ.ʃɛ/ 		clochais
/klɔ.ʃɛ/ 		clochait
/klɔ.ʃɛ/ 		clochions
/klɔ.ʃjɔ̃/ 		clochiez
/klɔ.ʃje/ 		clochaient
/klɔ.ʃɛ/
past historic2 clochai
/klɔ.ʃe/ 		clochas
/klɔ.ʃa/ 		clocha
/klɔ.ʃa/ 		clochâmes
/klɔ.ʃam/ 		clochâtes
/klɔ.ʃat/ 		clochèrent
/klɔ.ʃɛʁ/
future clocherai
/klɔʃ.ʁe/ 		clocheras
/klɔʃ.ʁa/ 		clochera
/klɔʃ.ʁa/ 		clocherons
/klɔʃ.ʁɔ̃/ 		clocherez
/klɔʃ.ʁe/ 		clocheront
/klɔʃ.ʁɔ̃/
conditional clocherais
/klɔʃ.ʁɛ/ 		clocherais
/klɔʃ.ʁɛ/ 		clocherait
/klɔʃ.ʁɛ/ 		clocherions
/klɔ.ʃə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		clocheriez
/klɔ.ʃə.ʁje/ 		clocheraient
/klɔʃ.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 cloche
/klɔʃ/ 		cloches
/klɔʃ/ 		cloche
/klɔʃ/ 		clochions
/klɔ.ʃjɔ̃/ 		clochiez
/klɔ.ʃje/ 		clochent
/klɔʃ/
imperfect2 clochasse
/klɔ.ʃas/ 		clochasses
/klɔ.ʃas/ 		clochât
/klɔ.ʃa/ 		clochassions
/klɔ.ʃa.sjɔ̃/ 		clochassiez
/klɔ.ʃa.sje/ 		clochassent
/klɔ.ʃas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — cloche
/klɔʃ/ 		— clochons
/klɔ.ʃɔ̃/ 		clochez
/klɔ.ʃe/ 		—
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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