dénoncer

French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin dēnūntiāre (to announce, foretell), via Old French denuncier or denuntier (to denounce).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.nɔ̃.se/
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Verb

dénoncer

  1. (transitive) to denounce
    dénoncer la guerreto denounce war
    • 2006, Tinou Dutry-Soinne, Les méconnus de Londres : Journal de guerre d'une Belge, 1940–1945, page 79:
      Déjà, nous dénoncions publiquement les tendances pro-germaniques et pro-hitlériennes de Monsieur De Man.
      We have already publicly denounced Monsieur De Man's pro-German and pro-Hitler tendencies.
  2. (transitive) to announce an end
    dénoncer la fin de larmisticeto call off the ceasefire
    (by ellipsis): dénoncer larmisticeto put an end to to armistice
  3. (reflexive) to give oneself up (to surrender)

Conjugation

This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which 'c' is softened to a 'ç' before the vowels 'a' and 'o'.

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