/e.kaʁ.te/
Translation
to move aside, to spread apart, to rule out
Word origin
From Old French escarter, from Latin ex ('out of') and quartus ('fourth'), the idea being to scatter something into four parts. English 'discard' shares the card-playing branch of the family.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- quartus
- English cognates
- discard, quarter
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | écarte | écartais | écartai | écarterai | écarterais |
| tu | écartes | écartais | écartas | écarteras | écarterais |
| il/elle | écarte | écartait | écarta | écartera | écarterait |
| nous | écartons | écartions | écartâmes | écarterons | écarterions |
| vous | écartez | écartiez | écartâtes | écarterez | écarteriez |
| ils/elles | écartent | écartaient | écartèrent | écarteront | écarteraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | écarte | écartasse |
| tu | écartes | écartasses |
| il/elle | écarte | écartât |
| nous | écartions | écartassions |
| vous | écartiez | écartassiez |
| ils/elles | écartent | écartassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | écarte |
| nous | écartons |
| vous | écartez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- écartant
- Past participle
- écarté · écartée · écartés · écartées
Examples
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The furniture has to be moved aside so we can dance.
l' ' .
The police have ruled out the idea of an accident.
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She spreads her arms and waits.
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We push the branches apart to get through.
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They always brushed the difficult questions aside.
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