redresser
English
Etymology
Noun
redresser (plural redressers)
- One who grants redress.
- 1846, Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado:
- A wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser.
French
Etymology
From Old French redrecier. By surface analysis, re- + dresser.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁə.dʁɛ.se/ ~ /ʁə.dʁe.se/
Audio: (file)
Verb
redresser
- (transitive) to straighten (up)
- (transitive) to rectify, straighten out
- (transitive, figuratively) to restore, turn around
- redresser l'économie ― to put the economy back on its feet
- (reflexive) to recover, regain composure
- (reflexive) to stand up, sit up straight
Conjugation
Conjugation of redresser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| infinitive | simple | redresser | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
| present participle or gerund1 | simple | redressant /ʁə.dʁɛ.sɑ̃/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | redressé /ʁə.dʁɛ.se/ or /ʁə.dʁe.se/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | redresse /ʁə.dʁɛs/ |
redresses /ʁə.dʁɛs/ |
redresse /ʁə.dʁɛs/ |
redressons /ʁə.dʁɛ.sɔ̃/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sɔ̃/ |
redressez /ʁə.dʁɛ.se/ or /ʁə.dʁe.se/ |
redressent /ʁə.dʁɛs/ |
| imperfect | redressais /ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛ/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sɛ/ |
redressais /ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛ/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sɛ/ |
redressait /ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛ/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sɛ/ |
redressions /ʁə.dʁɛ.sjɔ̃/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sjɔ̃/ |
redressiez /ʁə.dʁɛ.sje/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sje/ |
redressaient /ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛ/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | redressai /ʁə.dʁɛ.se/ or /ʁə.dʁe.se/ |
redressas /ʁə.dʁɛ.sa/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sa/ |
redressa /ʁə.dʁɛ.sa/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sa/ |
redressâmes /ʁə.dʁɛ.sam/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sam/ |
redressâtes /ʁə.dʁɛ.sat/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sat/ |
redressèrent /ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛʁ/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sɛʁ/ | |
| future | redresserai /ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁe/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sʁe/ |
redresseras /ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁa/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sʁa/ |
redressera /ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁa/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sʁa/ |
redresserons /ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɔ̃/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sʁɔ̃/ |
redresserez /ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁe/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sʁe/ |
redresseront /ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɔ̃/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | redresserais /ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɛ/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sʁɛ/ |
redresserais /ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɛ/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sʁɛ/ |
redresserait /ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɛ/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sʁɛ/ |
redresserions /ʁə.dʁɛ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
redresseriez /ʁə.dʁɛ.sə.ʁje/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sə.ʁje/ |
redresseraient /ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɛ/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sʁɛ/ | |
| (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 | redresse /ʁə.dʁɛs/ |
redresses /ʁə.dʁɛs/ |
redresse /ʁə.dʁɛs/ |
redressions /ʁə.dʁɛ.sjɔ̃/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sjɔ̃/ |
redressiez /ʁə.dʁɛ.sje/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sje/ |
redressent /ʁə.dʁɛs/ |
| imperfect2 | redressasse /ʁə.dʁɛ.sas/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sas/ |
redressasses /ʁə.dʁɛ.sas/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sas/ |
redressât /ʁə.dʁɛ.sa/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sa/ |
redressassions /ʁə.dʁɛ.sa.sjɔ̃/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sa.sjɔ̃/ |
redressassiez /ʁə.dʁɛ.sa.sje/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sa.sje/ |
redressassent /ʁə.dʁɛ.sas/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sas/ | |
| (compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | redresse /ʁə.dʁɛs/ |
— | redressons /ʁə.dʁɛ.sɔ̃/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sɔ̃/ |
redressez /ʁə.dʁɛ.se/ or /ʁə.dʁe.se/ |
— | |
| 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:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). | |||||||
Conjugation of se redresser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| infinitive | simple | se redresser | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | s'être + past participle | ||||||
| present participle or gerund1 | simple | se redressant /sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sɑ̃/ or /sə ʁə.dʁe.sɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | ayant or étant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | redressé /ʁə.dʁɛ.se/ or /ʁə.dʁe.se/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | me redresse /mə ʁə.dʁɛs/ |
te redresses /tə ʁə.dʁɛs/ |
se redresse /sə ʁə.dʁɛs/ |
nous redressons /nu ʁə.dʁɛ.sɔ̃/ or /nu ʁə.dʁe.sɔ̃/ |
vous redressez /vu ʁə.dʁɛ.se/ or /vu ʁə.dʁe.se/ |
se redressent /sə ʁə.dʁɛs/ |
| imperfect | me redressais /mə ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛ/ or /mə ʁə.dʁe.sɛ/ |
te redressais /tə ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛ/ or /tə ʁə.dʁe.sɛ/ |
se redressait /sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛ/ or /sə ʁə.dʁe.sɛ/ |
nous redressions /nu ʁə.dʁɛ.sjɔ̃/ or /nu ʁə.dʁe.sjɔ̃/ |
vous redressiez /vu ʁə.dʁɛ.sje/ or /vu ʁə.dʁe.sje/ |
se redressaient /sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛ/ or /sə ʁə.dʁe.sɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | me redressai /mə ʁə.dʁɛ.se/ or /mə ʁə.dʁe.se/ |
te redressas /tə ʁə.dʁɛ.sa/ or /tə ʁə.dʁe.sa/ |
se redressa /sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sa/ or /sə ʁə.dʁe.sa/ |
nous redressâmes /nu ʁə.dʁɛ.sam/ or /nu ʁə.dʁe.sam/ |
vous redressâtes /vu ʁə.dʁɛ.sat/ or /vu ʁə.dʁe.sat/ |
se redressèrent /sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛʁ/ or /sə ʁə.dʁe.sɛʁ/ | |
| future | me redresserai /mə ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁe/ or /mə ʁə.dʁe.sʁe/ |
te redresseras /tə ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁa/ or /tə ʁə.dʁe.sʁa/ |
se redressera /sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁa/ or /sə ʁə.dʁe.sʁa/ |
nous redresserons /nu ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɔ̃/ or /nu ʁə.dʁe.sʁɔ̃/ |
vous redresserez /vu ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁe/ or /vu ʁə.dʁe.sʁe/ |
se redresseront /sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɔ̃/ or /sə ʁə.dʁe.sʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | me redresserais /mə ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɛ/ or /mə ʁə.dʁe.sʁɛ/ |
te redresserais /tə ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɛ/ or /tə ʁə.dʁe.sʁɛ/ |
se redresserait /sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɛ/ or /sə ʁə.dʁe.sʁɛ/ |
nous redresserions /nu ʁə.dʁɛ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /nu ʁə.dʁe.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
vous redresseriez /vu ʁə.dʁɛ.sə.ʁje/ or /vu ʁə.dʁe.sə.ʁje/ |
se redresseraient /sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɛ/ or /sə ʁə.dʁe.sʁɛ/ | |
| (compound tenses) |
present perfect | present indicative of s'être + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect indicative of s'être + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior2 | past historic of s'être + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future of s'être + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional of s'être + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | me redresse /mə ʁə.dʁɛs/ |
te redresses /tə ʁə.dʁɛs/ |
se redresse /sə ʁə.dʁɛs/ |
nous redressions /nu ʁə.dʁɛ.sjɔ̃/ or /nu ʁə.dʁe.sjɔ̃/ |
vous redressiez /vu ʁə.dʁɛ.sje/ or /vu ʁə.dʁe.sje/ |
se redressent /sə ʁə.dʁɛs/ |
| imperfect2 | me redressasse /mə ʁə.dʁɛ.sas/ or /mə ʁə.dʁe.sas/ |
te redressasses /tə ʁə.dʁɛ.sas/ or /tə ʁə.dʁe.sas/ |
se redressât /sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sa/ or /sə ʁə.dʁe.sa/ |
nous redressassions /nu ʁə.dʁɛ.sa.sjɔ̃/ or /nu ʁə.dʁe.sa.sjɔ̃/ |
vous redressassiez /vu ʁə.dʁɛ.sa.sje/ or /vu ʁə.dʁe.sa.sje/ |
se redressassent /sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sas/ or /sə ʁə.dʁe.sas/ | |
| (compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of s'être + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | redresse-toi /ʁə.dʁɛs.twa/ |
— | redressons-nous /ʁə.dʁɛ.sɔ̃.nu/ or /ʁə.dʁe.sɔ̃.nu/ |
redressez-vous /ʁə.dʁɛ.se.vu/ or /ʁə.dʁe.se.vu/ |
— | |
| compound | — | simple imperative of s'être + past participle | — | simple imperative of s'être + past participle | simple imperative of s'être + 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:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). | |||||||
Derived terms
Further reading
- “redresser”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.