Polyglot Dictionary

décomposer

/dekɔ̃poze/

verb B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
décompose
past
a décomposé
perfect
décomposé

Meaning

  1. to decompose, to break down

    Built from dé (un-, apart (prefix)) + composer (to compose).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • dé un-, apart (prefix)
  • composer to compose

Usage notes

Built from dé- ("un-, apart") + composer ("to compose"). Almost always used reflexively ("se décomposer").

Practice

1 What does décomposer mean?

2 Fill the gap: La matière organique se ___ dans le sol.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches décomposer?

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