Translation
to stick, to glue, to paste
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Word origin
From colle ('glue'), from Late Latin colla, borrowed from Greek kolla ('glue'). English 'collagen' comes from the same Greek word.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- kolla
- English cognates
- collage, collagen
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | colle | collais | collai | collerai | collerais |
| tu | colles | collais | collas | colleras | collerais |
| il/elle | colle | collait | colla | collera | collerait |
| nous | collons | collions | collâmes | collerons | collerions |
| vous | collez | colliez | collâtes | collerez | colleriez |
| ils/elles | collent | collaient | collèrent | colleront | colleraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | colle | collasse |
| tu | colles | collasses |
| il/elle | colle | collât |
| nous | collions | collassions |
| vous | colliez | collassiez |
| ils/elles | collent | collassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | colle |
| nous | collons |
| vous | collez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- collant
- Past participle
- collé · collée · collés · collées
Examples
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Stick this photo on the page.
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This wallpaper does not stick well to the wall.
Copiez - .
Copy the text, then paste it into a new document.
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The little boy always sticks close to his mother.
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That description fits his character perfectly.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 26, lesson 12: coller, injuste, branche and 6 more words.