escarper

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛs.kaʁ.pe/
  • Audio (France, Bourg-en-Bresse):(file)

Etymology 1

From escarpe +‎ -er.

Verb

escarper

  1. (reflexive) to steepen, to become steeper
  2. (reflexive, figuratively) to harden, to become more difficult
Conjugation
Conjugation of escarper (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple escarper
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple escarpant
/ɛs.kaʁ.pɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle escarpé
/ɛs.kaʁ.pe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present escarpe
/ɛs.kaʁp/ 		escarpes
/ɛs.kaʁp/ 		escarpe
/ɛs.kaʁp/ 		escarpons
/ɛs.kaʁ.pɔ̃/ 		escarpez
/ɛs.kaʁ.pe/ 		escarpent
/ɛs.kaʁp/
imperfect escarpais
/ɛs.kaʁ.pɛ/ 		escarpais
/ɛs.kaʁ.pɛ/ 		escarpait
/ɛs.kaʁ.pɛ/ 		escarpions
/ɛs.kaʁ.pjɔ̃/ 		escarpiez
/ɛs.kaʁ.pje/ 		escarpaient
/ɛs.kaʁ.pɛ/
past historic2 escarpai
/ɛs.kaʁ.pe/ 		escarpas
/ɛs.kaʁ.pa/ 		escarpa
/ɛs.kaʁ.pa/ 		escarpâmes
/ɛs.kaʁ.pam/ 		escarpâtes
/ɛs.kaʁ.pat/ 		escarpèrent
/ɛs.kaʁ.pɛʁ/
future escarperai
/ɛs.kaʁ.pə.ʁe/ 		escarperas
/ɛs.kaʁ.pə.ʁa/ 		escarpera
/ɛs.kaʁ.pə.ʁa/ 		escarperons
/ɛs.kaʁ.pə.ʁɔ̃/ 		escarperez
/ɛs.kaʁ.pə.ʁe/ 		escarperont
/ɛs.kaʁ.pə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional escarperais
/ɛs.kaʁ.pə.ʁɛ/ 		escarperais
/ɛs.kaʁ.pə.ʁɛ/ 		escarperait
/ɛs.kaʁ.pə.ʁɛ/ 		escarperions
/ɛs.kaʁ.pə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		escarperiez
/ɛs.kaʁ.pə.ʁje/ 		escarperaient
/ɛs.kaʁ.pə.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 escarpe
/ɛs.kaʁp/ 		escarpes
/ɛs.kaʁp/ 		escarpe
/ɛs.kaʁp/ 		escarpions
/ɛs.kaʁ.pjɔ̃/ 		escarpiez
/ɛs.kaʁ.pje/ 		escarpent
/ɛs.kaʁp/
imperfect2 escarpasse
/ɛs.kaʁ.pas/ 		escarpasses
/ɛs.kaʁ.pas/ 		escarpât
/ɛs.kaʁ.pa/ 		escarpassions
/ɛs.kaʁ.pa.sjɔ̃/ 		escarpassiez
/ɛs.kaʁ.pa.sje/ 		escarpassent
/ɛs.kaʁ.pas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — escarpe
/ɛs.kaʁp/ 		— escarpons
/ɛs.kaʁ.pɔ̃/ 		escarpez
/ɛs.kaʁ.pe/ 		—
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).

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Franco-Provençal escarpi. Doublet of écharper.

Verb

escarper

  1. (slang) to escalate
Conjugation
Conjugation of escarper (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple escarper
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple escarpant
/ɛs.kaʁ.pɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle escarpé
/ɛs.kaʁ.pe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present escarpe
/ɛs.kaʁp/ 		escarpes
/ɛs.kaʁp/ 		escarpe
/ɛs.kaʁp/ 		escarpons
/ɛs.kaʁ.pɔ̃/ 		escarpez
/ɛs.kaʁ.pe/ 		escarpent
/ɛs.kaʁp/
imperfect escarpais
/ɛs.kaʁ.pɛ/ 		escarpais
/ɛs.kaʁ.pɛ/ 		escarpait
/ɛs.kaʁ.pɛ/ 		escarpions
/ɛs.kaʁ.pjɔ̃/ 		escarpiez
/ɛs.kaʁ.pje/ 		escarpaient
/ɛs.kaʁ.pɛ/
past historic2 escarpai
/ɛs.kaʁ.pe/ 		escarpas
/ɛs.kaʁ.pa/ 		escarpa
/ɛs.kaʁ.pa/ 		escarpâmes
/ɛs.kaʁ.pam/ 		escarpâtes
/ɛs.kaʁ.pat/ 		escarpèrent
/ɛs.kaʁ.pɛʁ/
future escarperai
/ɛs.kaʁ.pə.ʁe/ 		escarperas
/ɛs.kaʁ.pə.ʁa/ 		escarpera
/ɛs.kaʁ.pə.ʁa/ 		escarperons
/ɛs.kaʁ.pə.ʁɔ̃/ 		escarperez
/ɛs.kaʁ.pə.ʁe/ 		escarperont
/ɛs.kaʁ.pə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional escarperais
/ɛs.kaʁ.pə.ʁɛ/ 		escarperais
/ɛs.kaʁ.pə.ʁɛ/ 		escarperait
/ɛs.kaʁ.pə.ʁɛ/ 		escarperions
/ɛs.kaʁ.pə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		escarperiez
/ɛs.kaʁ.pə.ʁje/ 		escarperaient
/ɛs.kaʁ.pə.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 escarpe
/ɛs.kaʁp/ 		escarpes
/ɛs.kaʁp/ 		escarpe
/ɛs.kaʁp/ 		escarpions
/ɛs.kaʁ.pjɔ̃/ 		escarpiez
/ɛs.kaʁ.pje/ 		escarpent
/ɛs.kaʁp/
imperfect2 escarpasse
/ɛs.kaʁ.pas/ 		escarpasses
/ɛs.kaʁ.pas/ 		escarpât
/ɛs.kaʁ.pa/ 		escarpassions
/ɛs.kaʁ.pa.sjɔ̃/ 		escarpassiez
/ɛs.kaʁ.pa.sje/ 		escarpassent
/ɛs.kaʁ.pas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — escarpe
/ɛs.kaʁp/ 		— escarpons
/ɛs.kaʁ.pɔ̃/ 		escarpez
/ɛs.kaʁ.pe/ 		—
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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