bourlinguer

French

Etymology

From boulingue +‎ -er or related to bouléguer (“to move”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡe/
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Verb

bourlinguer

  1. (intransitive, nautical) to tack against the wind
  2. (intransitive) to roam, get about

Conjugation
Conjugation of bourlinguer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple bourlinguer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple bourlinguant
/buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle bourlingué
/buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present bourlingue
/buʁ.lɛ̃ɡ/		 bourlingues
/buʁ.lɛ̃ɡ/		 bourlingue
/buʁ.lɛ̃ɡ/		 bourlinguons
/buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡɔ̃/		 bourlinguez
/buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡe/		 bourlinguent
/buʁ.lɛ̃ɡ/
imperfect bourlinguais
/buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡɛ/		 bourlinguais
/buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡɛ/		 bourlinguait
/buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡɛ/		 bourlinguions
/buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡjɔ̃/		 bourlinguiez
/buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡje/		 bourlinguaient
/buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡɛ/
past historic2 bourlinguai
/buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡe/		 bourlinguas
/buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡa/		 bourlingua
/buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡa/		 bourlinguâmes
/buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡam/		 bourlinguâtes
/buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡat/		 bourlinguèrent
/buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡɛʁ/
future bourlinguerai
/buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡʁe/		 bourlingueras
/buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡʁa/		 bourlinguera
/buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡʁa/		 bourlinguerons
/buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡʁɔ̃/		 bourlinguerez
/buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡʁe/		 bourlingueront
/buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡʁɔ̃/
conditional bourlinguerais
/buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡʁɛ/		 bourlinguerais
/buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡʁɛ/		 bourlinguerait
/buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡʁɛ/		 bourlinguerions
/buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡə.ʁjɔ̃/		 bourlingueriez
/buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡə.ʁje/		 bourlingueraient
/buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present bourlingue
/buʁ.lɛ̃ɡ/		 bourlingues
/buʁ.lɛ̃ɡ/		 bourlingue
/buʁ.lɛ̃ɡ/		 bourlinguions
/buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡjɔ̃/		 bourlinguiez
/buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡje/		 bourlinguent
/buʁ.lɛ̃ɡ/
imperfect2 bourlinguasse
/buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡas/		 bourlinguasses
/buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡas/		 bourlinguât
/buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡa/		 bourlinguassions
/buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡa.sjɔ̃/		 bourlinguassiez
/buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡa.sje/		 bourlinguassent
/buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — bourlingue
/buʁ.lɛ̃ɡ/		 — bourlinguons
/buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡɔ̃/		 bourlinguez
/buʁ.lɛ̃.ɡe/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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