Translation
to chat up, to flirt with; to dredge
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Word origin
From Old French drague ('dredge'). The informal sense of 'to fish for a partner' developed in the 20th century by analogy with dragging a net.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- drague
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | drague | draguais | draguai | draguerai | draguerais |
| tu | dragues | draguais | draguas | dragueras | draguerais |
| il/elle | drague | draguait | dragua | draguera | draguerait |
| nous | draguons | draguions | draguĂąmes | draguerons | draguerions |
| vous | draguez | draguiez | draguĂątes | draguerez | dragueriez |
| ils/elles | draguent | draguaient | draguĂšrent | dragueront | dragueraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | drague | draguasse |
| tu | dragues | draguasses |
| il/elle | drague | draguĂąt |
| nous | draguions | draguassions |
| vous | draguiez | draguassiez |
| ils/elles | draguent | draguassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | drague |
| nous | draguons |
| vous | draguez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- draguant
- Past participle
- dragué · draguée · dragués · draguées
Examples
, .
He tried to chat me up at the party, but I said no.
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They met while flirting in a bar.
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He spends his time chatting up the girls at school.
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They dredged the canal to find the lost object.
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She does not like being hit on in the street.
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