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découvrir

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French descovrir, from Late Latin discoperīre < discooperīre, from Latin dis- + cooperiō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /de.ku.vʁiʁ/
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Verb

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découvrir

  1. to discover
  2. to show, to reveal
  3. to leave uncovered, to expose
  4. to leave unprotected, to expose

Conjugation

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This verb is conjugated like ouvrir and offrir. It is conjugated like a regular -er verb in the present and imperfect indicative, present subjunctive, imperative, and present participle; it is conjugated like a regular -ir verb in the infinitive, future indicative, conditional, past historic, and imperfect subjunctive; and its past participle découvert is irregular.

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Further reading

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