basculer

/bas.ky.le/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
bascule
past
a basculé
perfect
basculé

Meaning

  1. to tip over, to topple

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

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Portuguese

debruçar

Close — tipping over, toppling relates to leaning over.

Practice

1 What does basculer mean?

2 Fill the gap: La chaise ___ et il tombe.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches basculer?

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