répercuter

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin repercutere.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.te/
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Verb

répercuter

  1. of sound
    (transitive) to echo
    Synonym: réverbérer
    (reflexive) to echo
    Synonyms: résonner, se réverbérer
  2. of light
    (transitive) to reflect
    Synonym: refléter
    (reflexive) to be reflected
    Synonym: se refléter
  3. figurative senses
    (transitive) to transmit
    Synonym: transmettre
    (economics, transitive with sur) to carry over, to transfer
    Synonym: reporter
    (reflexive, with sur; figuratively) to affect
    Synonym: agir sur

Conjugation
Conjugation of répercuter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple répercuter
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple répercutant
/ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.tɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle répercuté
/ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.te/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present répercute
/ʁe.pɛʁ.kyt/		 répercutes
/ʁe.pɛʁ.kyt/		 répercute
/ʁe.pɛʁ.kyt/		 répercutons
/ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.tɔ̃/		 répercutez
/ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.te/		 répercutent
/ʁe.pɛʁ.kyt/
imperfect répercutais
/ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.tɛ/		 répercutais
/ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.tɛ/		 répercutait
/ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.tɛ/		 répercutions
/ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.tjɔ̃/		 répercutiez
/ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.tje/		 répercutaient
/ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.tɛ/
past historic2 répercutai
/ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.te/		 répercutas
/ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.ta/		 répercuta
/ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.ta/		 répercutâmes
/ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.tam/		 répercutâtes
/ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.tat/		 répercutèrent
/ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.tɛʁ/
future répercuterai
/ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.tʁe/		 répercuteras
/ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.tʁa/		 répercutera
/ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.tʁa/		 répercuterons
/ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.tʁɔ̃/		 répercuterez
/ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.tʁe/		 répercuteront
/ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.tʁɔ̃/
conditional répercuterais
/ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.tʁɛ/		 répercuterais
/ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.tʁɛ/		 répercuterait
/ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.tʁɛ/		 répercuterions
/ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.tə.ʁjɔ̃/		 répercuteriez
/ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.tə.ʁje/		 répercuteraient
/ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.tʁɛ/
(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 répercute
/ʁe.pɛʁ.kyt/		 répercutes
/ʁe.pɛʁ.kyt/		 répercute
/ʁe.pɛʁ.kyt/		 répercutions
/ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.tjɔ̃/		 répercutiez
/ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.tje/		 répercutent
/ʁe.pɛʁ.kyt/
imperfect2 répercutasse
/ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.tas/		 répercutasses
/ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.tas/		 répercutât
/ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.ta/		 répercutassions
/ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.ta.sjɔ̃/		 répercutassiez
/ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.ta.sje/		 répercutassent
/ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.tas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — répercute
/ʁe.pɛʁ.kyt/		 — répercutons
/ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.tɔ̃/		 répercutez
/ʁe.pɛʁ.ky.te/		 —
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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