/de.ta.ʃe/
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to detach, to untie, to unfasten
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Word origin
From Old French destachier, formed from des- ('undoing') and the root of attacher ('to attach').
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- destachier
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | détache | détachais | détachai | détacherai | détacherais |
| tu | détaches | détachais | détachas | détacheras | détacherais |
| il/elle | détache | détachait | détacha | détachera | détacherait |
| nous | détachons | détachions | détachâmes | détacherons | détacherions |
| vous | détachez | détachiez | détachâtes | détacherez | détacheriez |
| ils/elles | détachent | détachaient | détachèrent | détacheront | détacheraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | détache | détachasse |
| tu | détaches | détachasses |
| il/elle | détache | détachât |
| nous | détachions | détachassions |
| vous | détachiez | détachassiez |
| ils/elles | détachent | détachassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | détache |
| nous | détachons |
| vous | détachez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- détachant
- Past participle
- détaché · détachée · détachés · détachées
Examples
, .
Undo your seatbelt, we have arrived.
.
She let her hair down before going out.
coupon pointillée.
You must tear off the coupon along the dotted line.
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The dog got loose and ran into the garden.
peloton .
The rider broke away from the pack on the last climb.
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