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redresser

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Etymology

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From redress ‎ -er.

Noun

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redresser (plural redressers)

  1. One who grants redress.

French

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Etymology

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From Old French redrecier. By surface analysis, re- ‎ dresser.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʁə.dʁɛ.se/ ~ /ʁə.dʁe.se/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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redresser

  1. (transitive) to straighten (up)
  2. (transitive) to rectify, straighten out
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to restore, turn around
    redresser l’économie ― to put the economy back on its feet
  4. (reflexive) to recover, regain composure
  5. (reflexive) to stand up, sit up straight

Conjugation

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Conjugation of redresser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple redresser
compound avoir past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple redressant
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sɑ̃/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sɑ̃/
compound ayant past participle
past participle redressé
/ʁə.dʁɛ.se/ or /ʁə.dʁe.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present redresse
/ʁə.dʁɛs/ 		redresses
/ʁə.dʁɛs/ 		redresse
/ʁə.dʁɛs/ 		redressons
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sɔ̃/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sɔ̃/ 		redressez
/ʁə.dʁɛ.se/ or /ʁə.dʁe.se/ 		redressent
/ʁə.dʁɛs/
imperfect redressais
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛ/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sɛ/ 		redressais
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛ/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sɛ/ 		redressait
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛ/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sɛ/ 		redressions
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sjɔ̃/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sjɔ̃/ 		redressiez
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sje/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sje/ 		redressaient
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛ/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sɛ/
past historic2 redressai
/ʁə.dʁɛ.se/ or /ʁə.dʁe.se/ 		redressas
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sa/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sa/ 		redressa
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sa/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sa/ 		redressâmes
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sam/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sam/ 		redressâtes
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sat/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sat/ 		redressèrent
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛʁ/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sɛʁ/
future redresserai
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁe/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sʁe/ 		redresseras
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁa/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sʁa/ 		redressera
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁa/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sʁa/ 		redresserons
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɔ̃/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sʁɔ̃/ 		redresserez
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁe/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sʁe/ 		redresseront
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɔ̃/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sʁɔ̃/
conditional redresserais
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɛ/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sʁɛ/ 		redresserais
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɛ/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sʁɛ/ 		redresserait
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɛ/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sʁɛ/ 		redresserions
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		redresseriez
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sə.ʁje/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sə.ʁje/ 		redresseraient
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɛ/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sʁɛ/
(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 redresse
/ʁə.dʁɛs/ 		redresses
/ʁə.dʁɛs/ 		redresse
/ʁə.dʁɛs/ 		redressions
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sjɔ̃/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sjɔ̃/ 		redressiez
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sje/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sje/ 		redressent
/ʁə.dʁɛs/
imperfect2 redressasse
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sas/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sas/ 		redressasses
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sas/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sas/ 		redressât
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sa/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sa/ 		redressassions
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sa.sjɔ̃/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sa.sjɔ̃/ 		redressassiez
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sa.sje/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sa.sje/ 		redressassent
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sas/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — redresse
/ʁə.dʁɛs/ 		— redressons
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sɔ̃/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sɔ̃/ 		redressez
/ʁə.dʁɛ.se/ or /ʁə.dʁe.se/ 		—
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).

Conjugation of se redresser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple se redresser
compound s'être past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple se redressant
/sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sɑ̃/ or /sə ʁə.dʁe.sɑ̃/
compound ayant or étant past participle
past participle redressé
/ʁə.dʁɛ.se/ or /ʁə.dʁe.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present me redresse
/mə ʁə.dʁɛs/ 		te redresses
/tə ʁə.dʁɛs/ 		se redresse
/sə ʁə.dʁɛs/ 		nous redressons
/nu ʁə.dʁɛ.sɔ̃/ or /nu ʁə.dʁe.sɔ̃/ 		vous redressez
/vu ʁə.dʁɛ.se/ or /vu ʁə.dʁe.se/ 		se redressent
/sə ʁə.dʁɛs/
imperfect me redressais
/mə ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛ/ or /mə ʁə.dʁe.sɛ/ 		te redressais
/tə ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛ/ or /tə ʁə.dʁe.sɛ/ 		se redressait
/sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛ/ or /sə ʁə.dʁe.sɛ/ 		nous redressions
/nu ʁə.dʁɛ.sjɔ̃/ or /nu ʁə.dʁe.sjɔ̃/ 		vous redressiez
/vu ʁə.dʁɛ.sje/ or /vu ʁə.dʁe.sje/ 		se redressaient
/sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛ/ or /sə ʁə.dʁe.sɛ/
past historic2 me redressai
/mə ʁə.dʁɛ.se/ or /mə ʁə.dʁe.se/ 		te redressas
/tə ʁə.dʁɛ.sa/ or /tə ʁə.dʁe.sa/ 		se redressa
/sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sa/ or /sə ʁə.dʁe.sa/ 		nous redressâmes
/nu ʁə.dʁɛ.sam/ or /nu ʁə.dʁe.sam/ 		vous redressâtes
/vu ʁə.dʁɛ.sat/ or /vu ʁə.dʁe.sat/ 		se redressèrent
/sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛʁ/ or /sə ʁə.dʁe.sɛʁ/
future me redresserai
/mə ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁe/ or /mə ʁə.dʁe.sʁe/ 		te redresseras
/tə ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁa/ or /tə ʁə.dʁe.sʁa/ 		se redressera
/sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁa/ or /sə ʁə.dʁe.sʁa/ 		nous redresserons
/nu ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɔ̃/ or /nu ʁə.dʁe.sʁɔ̃/ 		vous redresserez
/vu ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁe/ or /vu ʁə.dʁe.sʁe/ 		se redresseront
/sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɔ̃/ or /sə ʁə.dʁe.sʁɔ̃/
conditional me redresserais
/mə ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɛ/ or /mə ʁə.dʁe.sʁɛ/ 		te redresserais
/tə ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɛ/ or /tə ʁə.dʁe.sʁɛ/ 		se redresserait
/sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɛ/ or /sə ʁə.dʁe.sʁɛ/ 		nous redresserions
/nu ʁə.dʁɛ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /nu ʁə.dʁe.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		vous redresseriez
/vu ʁə.dʁɛ.sə.ʁje/ or /vu ʁə.dʁe.sə.ʁje/ 		se redresseraient
/sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɛ/ or /sə ʁə.dʁe.sʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of s'être past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of s'être past participle
past anterior2 past historic of s'être past participle
future perfect future of s'être past participle
conditional perfect conditional of s'être past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present me redresse
/mə ʁə.dʁɛs/ 		te redresses
/tə ʁə.dʁɛs/ 		se redresse
/sə ʁə.dʁɛs/ 		nous redressions
/nu ʁə.dʁɛ.sjɔ̃/ or /nu ʁə.dʁe.sjɔ̃/ 		vous redressiez
/vu ʁə.dʁɛ.sje/ or /vu ʁə.dʁe.sje/ 		se redressent
/sə ʁə.dʁɛs/
imperfect2 me redressasse
/mə ʁə.dʁɛ.sas/ or /mə ʁə.dʁe.sas/ 		te redressasses
/tə ʁə.dʁɛ.sas/ or /tə ʁə.dʁe.sas/ 		se redressât
/sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sa/ or /sə ʁə.dʁe.sa/ 		nous redressassions
/nu ʁə.dʁɛ.sa.sjɔ̃/ or /nu ʁə.dʁe.sa.sjɔ̃/ 		vous redressassiez
/vu ʁə.dʁɛ.sa.sje/ or /vu ʁə.dʁe.sa.sje/ 		se redressassent
/sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sas/ or /sə ʁə.dʁe.sas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of s'être past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of s'être past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — redresse-toi
/ʁə.dʁɛs.twa/ 		— redressons-nous
/ʁə.dʁɛ.sɔ̃.nu/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sɔ̃.nu/ 		redressez-vous
/ʁə.dʁɛ.se.vu/ or /ʁə.dʁe.se.vu/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of s'être past participle — simple imperative of s'être past participle simple imperative of s'être 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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