sabler

English

Adjective

sabler

  1. comparative form of sable: more sable

Danish

Noun

sabler c

  1. indefinite plural of sabel

French

Etymology

From sable.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sa.ble/, /sɑ.ble/
  • Audio (Paris)(file)

Verb

sabler

  1. to sand (cover with sand)
  2. to sandblast
  3. (drinking) to chug (drink quickly)
  4. (cooking) to cut butter or fat into flour to form a pebbly mixture

Conjugation
Conjugation of sabler (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple sabler
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple sablant
/sa.blɑ̃/ or /sɑ.blɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle sablé
/sa.ble/ or /sɑ.ble/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present sable
/sabl/ or /sɑbl/		 sables
/sabl/ or /sɑbl/		 sable
/sabl/ or /sɑbl/		 sablons
/sa.blɔ̃/ or /sɑ.blɔ̃/		 sablez
/sa.ble/ or /sɑ.ble/		 sablent
/sabl/ or /sɑbl/
imperfect sablais
/sa.blɛ/ or /sɑ.blɛ/		 sablais
/sa.blɛ/ or /sɑ.blɛ/		 sablait
/sa.blɛ/ or /sɑ.blɛ/		 sablions
/sa.bli.jɔ̃/ or /sɑ.bli.jɔ̃/		 sabliez
/sa.bli.je/ or /sɑ.bli.je/		 sablaient
/sa.blɛ/ or /sɑ.blɛ/
past historic2 sablai
/sa.ble/ or /sɑ.ble/		 sablas
/sa.bla/ or /sɑ.bla/		 sabla
/sa.bla/ or /sɑ.bla/		 sablâmes
/sa.blam/ or /sɑ.blam/		 sablâtes
/sa.blat/ or /sɑ.blat/		 sablèrent
/sa.blɛʁ/ or /sɑ.blɛʁ/
future sablerai
/sa.blə.ʁe/ or /sɑ.blə.ʁe/		 sableras
/sa.blə.ʁa/ or /sɑ.blə.ʁa/		 sablera
/sa.blə.ʁa/ or /sɑ.blə.ʁa/		 sablerons
/sa.blə.ʁɔ̃/ or /sɑ.blə.ʁɔ̃/		 sablerez
/sa.blə.ʁe/ or /sɑ.blə.ʁe/		 sableront
/sa.blə.ʁɔ̃/ or /sɑ.blə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional sablerais
/sa.blə.ʁɛ/ or /sɑ.blə.ʁɛ/		 sablerais
/sa.blə.ʁɛ/ or /sɑ.blə.ʁɛ/		 sablerait
/sa.blə.ʁɛ/ or /sɑ.blə.ʁɛ/		 sablerions
/sa.blə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /sɑ.blə.ʁjɔ̃/		 sableriez
/sa.blə.ʁje/ or /sɑ.blə.ʁje/		 sableraient
/sa.blə.ʁɛ/ or /sɑ.blə.ʁɛ/
(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 sable
/sabl/ or /sɑbl/		 sables
/sabl/ or /sɑbl/		 sable
/sabl/ or /sɑbl/		 sablions
/sa.bli.jɔ̃/ or /sɑ.bli.jɔ̃/		 sabliez
/sa.bli.je/ or /sɑ.bli.je/		 sablent
/sabl/ or /sɑbl/
imperfect2 sablasse
/sa.blas/ or /sɑ.blas/		 sablasses
/sa.blas/ or /sɑ.blas/		 sablât
/sa.bla/ or /sɑ.bla/		 sablassions
/sa.bla.sjɔ̃/ or /sɑ.bla.sjɔ̃/		 sablassiez
/sa.bla.sje/ or /sɑ.bla.sje/		 sablassent
/sa.blas/ or /sɑ.blas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — sable
/sabl/ or /sɑbl/		 — sablons
/sa.blɔ̃/ or /sɑ.blɔ̃/		 sablez
/sa.ble/ or /sɑ.ble/		 —
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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Noun

sabler m

  1. indefinite plural of sabel
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