oublier

Inherited from Old French oblier, from Vulgar Latin *oblītāre, frequentative of Latin oblīvīscor (via its past participle oblītus).

• IPA^(key): /u.bli.je/

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oublier

1. to forget

   J'ai oublié tout ce qu'il m'a dit. ― I've forgotten everything he told me.

   Ne m'oublie pas. ― Don't forget me.

   N'oubliez pas de rectifier les documents. ― Don't forget to correct your documents

   • 2018, Zaz, Résigne-moi:

     J'essaie vraiment d' t'aider sans m'oublier.

     I'm truly trying to help you without forgetting myself.

2. to leave something behind by accident

   Synonym: laisser

   J'oublie toujours la chose dont j'ai besoin plus que tout.

   I always forget the thing I need most of all

To translate the phrase "slip someone's mind", the subject is the one whose mind is being slipped, with the object being what's slipping the subject's mind.

• oubliette
• oublieux
• sans oublier

• → Italian: obliare

• “oublier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• boulier, éblouir

From Old French oblier, from Vulgar Latin *oblītāre, frequentative of Latin oblīvīscor (via its past participle oblītus).

oublier (gerund oubliêthie)

1. (Jersey) to forget

oublier

1. alternative form of oblier

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.