Translation
to work, to graft (colloquial)
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Word origin
Nineteenth-century slang from bosse ('hump, bump'), on the image of a worker bent over the job. The same Old French boce gave English 'emboss'.
- Origin
- French
- Root
- bosse
- English cognates
- emboss
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | bosse | bossais | bossai | bosserai | bosserais |
| tu | bosses | bossais | bossas | bosseras | bosserais |
| il/elle | bosse | bossait | bossa | bossera | bosserait |
| nous | bossons | bossions | bossâmes | bosserons | bosserions |
| vous | bossez | bossiez | bossâtes | bosserez | bosseriez |
| ils/elles | bossent | bossaient | bossèrent | bosseront | bosseraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | bosse | bossasse |
| tu | bosses | bossasses |
| il/elle | bosse | bossât |
| nous | bossions | bossassions |
| vous | bossiez | bossassiez |
| ils/elles | bossent | bossassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | bosse |
| nous | bossons |
| vous | bossez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- bossant
- Past participle
- bossé · bossée · bossés · bossées
Examples
.
I worked all weekend on this file.
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He has been working in a garage for three years.
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She works hard to pay for her studies.
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Shall we work together tomorrow morning?
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Stop complaining and get on with the work.
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