galvauder les dons qu’on a reçus de la nature
to squander one's natural gifts
galvauder
/ɡal.vo.de/to tarnish
regularauxiliary: avoir
Examples in context
Il reste là à galvauder.
He's sittin' there twiddlin' his thumbs.
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Indicative
Present
Tense guide →| je | galvaude/ɡal.vɔd/ | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | galvaudes/ɡal.vɔd/ | |
| il/elle | galvaude/ɡal.vɔd/ | |
| nous | galvaudons/ɡal.vɔ.dɔ̃/ | |
| vous | galvaudez/ɡal.vɔ.de/ | |
| ils/elles | galvaudent/ɡal.vɔd/ |
Imperfect
Tense guide →| je | galvaudais/ɡal.vɔ.dɛ/ | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | galvaudais/ɡal.vɔ.dɛ/ | |
| il/elle | galvaudait/ɡal.vɔ.dɛ/ | |
| nous | galvaudions/ɡal.vɔ.djɔ̃/ | |
| vous | galvaudiez/ɡal.vɔ.dje/ | |
| ils/elles | galvaudaient/ɡal.vɔ.dɛ/ |
Future
Tense guide →| je | galvauderai/ɡal.vɔ.dʁe/ | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | galvauderas/ɡal.vɔ.dʁa/ | |
| il/elle | galvaudera/ɡal.vɔ.dʁa/ | |
| nous | galvauderons/ɡal.vɔ.dʁɔ̃/ | |
| vous | galvauderez/ɡal.vɔ.dʁe/ | |
| ils/elles | galvauderont/ɡal.vɔ.dʁɔ̃/ |
Simple past
Tense guide →| je | galvaudai/ɡal.vɔ.de/ | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | galvaudas/ɡal.vɔ.da/ | |
| il/elle | galvauda/ɡal.vɔ.da/ | |
| nous | galvaudâmes/ɡal.vɔ.dam/ | |
| vous | galvaudâtes/ɡal.vɔ.dat/ | |
| ils/elles | galvaudèrent/ɡal.vɔ.dɛʁ/ |
Subjunctive
Present
Tense guide →| je | galvaude/ɡal.vɔd/ | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | galvaudes/ɡal.vɔd/ | |
| il/elle | galvaude/ɡal.vɔd/ | |
| nous | galvaudions/ɡal.vɔ.djɔ̃/ | |
| vous | galvaudiez/ɡal.vɔ.dje/ | |
| ils/elles | galvaudent/ɡal.vɔd/ |
Imperfect
Tense guide →| je | galvaudasse/ɡal.vɔ.das/ | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | galvaudasses/ɡal.vɔ.das/ | |
| il/elle | galvaudât/ɡal.vɔ.da/ | |
| nous | galvaudassions/ɡal.vɔ.da.sjɔ̃/ | |
| vous | galvaudassiez/ɡal.vɔ.da.sje/ | |
| ils/elles | galvaudassent/ɡal.vɔ.das/ |
Conditional
Present
Tense guide →| je | galvauderais/ɡal.vɔ.dʁɛ/ | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | galvauderais/ɡal.vɔ.dʁɛ/ | |
| il/elle | galvauderait/ɡal.vɔ.dʁɛ/ | |
| nous | galvauderions/ɡal.vɔ.də.ʁjɔ̃/ | |
| vous | galvauderiez/ɡal.vɔ.də.ʁje/ | |
| ils/elles | galvauderaient/ɡal.vɔ.dʁɛ/ |
Other forms
Infinitive
Tense guide →| galvauder/ɡal.vo.de/ |
Imperative
Tense guide →| tu | galvaude/ɡal.vɔd/ | |
|---|---|---|
| nous | galvaudons/ɡal.vɔ.dɔ̃/ | |
| vous | galvaudez/ɡal.vɔ.de/ |
Present participle
Tense guide →| galvaudant/ɡal.vɔ.dɑ̃/ |
Past participle
Tense guide →| galvaudé/ɡal.vo.de/ | ||
| galvaudée | ||
| galvaudés | ||
| galvaudées |
Gerund
Tense guide →| en galvaudant |