/ɑ̃.pɔʁ.te/
Translation
to take away, to carry off
Word origin
From Old French emporter, from en ('away from there', from Latin inde) and porter ('to carry', from Latin portare). The set phrase l'emporter sur means 'to prevail over'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- portare
- English cognates
- port, portable, export
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | emporte | emportais | emportai | emporterai | emporterais |
| tu | emportes | emportais | emportas | emporteras | emporterais |
| il/elle | emporte | emportait | emporta | emportera | emporterait |
| nous | emportons | emportions | emportâmes | emporterons | emporterions |
| vous | emportez | emportiez | emportâtes | emporterez | emporteriez |
| ils/elles | emportent | emportaient | emportèrent | emporteront | emporteraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | emporte | emportasse |
| tu | emportes | emportasses |
| il/elle | emporte | emportât |
| nous | emportions | emportassions |
| vous | emportiez | emportassiez |
| ils/elles | emportent | emportassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | emporte |
| nous | emportons |
| vous | emportez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- emportant
- Past participle
- emporté · emportée · emportés · emportées
Examples
' ' parapluie.
Do not forget to take your umbrella with you.
.
The wind carried off all the dead leaves.
, ' .
One pizza to take away, please.
prudence l' curiosité.
Caution prevailed over curiosity.
relire.
She took the file home to read through it again.
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