brancher

See also: branchêr

English

Etymology 1

branch (verb) +‎ -er

Noun

brancher (plural branchers)

  1. That which shoots forth branches; one who shows growth in various directions.

Etymology 2

branch (noun) +‎ -er

Noun

brancher (plural branchers)

  1. (falconry) A young owl or other raptor that is just too young to fly. So called because of the bird still clinging to the branches while practising flying movements with the wings.

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French

Etymology

branche +‎ -er

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʁɑ̃.ʃe/
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Verb

brancher

  1. to connect, plug in (appliance)
  2. (computing) to branch
  3. (Louisiana) to branch off, to turn (of a road)
    Synonym: fourcher

Conjugation
Conjugation of brancher (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple brancher
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple branchant
/bʁɑ̃.ʃɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle branché
/bʁɑ̃.ʃe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present branche
/bʁɑ̃ʃ/		 branches
/bʁɑ̃ʃ/		 branche
/bʁɑ̃ʃ/		 branchons
/bʁɑ̃.ʃɔ̃/		 branchez
/bʁɑ̃.ʃe/		 branchent
/bʁɑ̃ʃ/
imperfect branchais
/bʁɑ̃.ʃɛ/		 branchais
/bʁɑ̃.ʃɛ/		 branchait
/bʁɑ̃.ʃɛ/		 branchions
/bʁɑ̃.ʃjɔ̃/		 branchiez
/bʁɑ̃.ʃje/		 branchaient
/bʁɑ̃.ʃɛ/
past historic2 branchai
/bʁɑ̃.ʃe/		 branchas
/bʁɑ̃.ʃa/		 brancha
/bʁɑ̃.ʃa/		 branchâmes
/bʁɑ̃.ʃam/		 branchâtes
/bʁɑ̃.ʃat/		 branchèrent
/bʁɑ̃.ʃɛʁ/
future brancherai
/bʁɑ̃ʃ.ʁe/		 brancheras
/bʁɑ̃ʃ.ʁa/		 branchera
/bʁɑ̃ʃ.ʁa/		 brancherons
/bʁɑ̃ʃ.ʁɔ̃/		 brancherez
/bʁɑ̃ʃ.ʁe/		 brancheront
/bʁɑ̃ʃ.ʁɔ̃/
conditional brancherais
/bʁɑ̃ʃ.ʁɛ/		 brancherais
/bʁɑ̃ʃ.ʁɛ/		 brancherait
/bʁɑ̃ʃ.ʁɛ/		 brancherions
/bʁɑ̃.ʃə.ʁjɔ̃/		 brancheriez
/bʁɑ̃.ʃə.ʁje/		 brancheraient
/bʁɑ̃ʃ.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 branche
/bʁɑ̃ʃ/		 branches
/bʁɑ̃ʃ/		 branche
/bʁɑ̃ʃ/		 branchions
/bʁɑ̃.ʃjɔ̃/		 branchiez
/bʁɑ̃.ʃje/		 branchent
/bʁɑ̃ʃ/
imperfect2 branchasse
/bʁɑ̃.ʃas/		 branchasses
/bʁɑ̃.ʃas/		 branchât
/bʁɑ̃.ʃa/		 branchassions
/bʁɑ̃.ʃa.sjɔ̃/		 branchassiez
/bʁɑ̃.ʃa.sje/		 branchassent
/bʁɑ̃.ʃas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — branche
/bʁɑ̃ʃ/		 — branchons
/bʁɑ̃.ʃɔ̃/		 branchez
/bʁɑ̃.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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