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All the words: French

ancrer

Level C1

Meaning

to anchor, to embed, to entrench

Example

La marque a réussi à ancrer son image dans l'esprit des consommateurs.

The brand has managed to anchor its image in consumers' minds.

Word forms

Conjugation
present
I
ancre
you (sg.)
ancres
he, she
ancre
we
ancrons
you (pl.)
ancrez
they
ancrent
imperfect
I
ancrais
you (sg.)
ancrais
he, she
ancrait
we
ancrions
you (pl.)
ancriez
they
ancraient
imperative
you (sg.)
ancre
we
ancrons
you (pl.)
ancrez
future
I
ancrerai
you (sg.)
ancreras
he, she
ancrera
we
ancrerons
you (pl.)
ancrerez
they
ancreront
conditional
I
ancrerais
you (sg.)
ancrerais
he, she
ancrerait
we
ancrerions
you (pl.)
ancreriez
they
ancreraient
present subjunctive
I
ancre
you (sg.)
ancres
he, she
ancre
we
ancrions
you (pl.)
ancriez
they
ancrent
simple past
I
ancrai
you (sg.)
ancras
he, she
ancra
we
ancrâmes
you (pl.)
ancrâtes
they
ancrèrent

More words at level C1

  • apanage preserve, prerogative, privilege
  • avérer to prove to be, to turn out
  • brider to curb, to restrain, to hold back
  • carcan straitjacket, yoke, shackles
  • cerner to pin down, to grasp, to define
  • cinglant scathing, stinging, blistering
  • conforter to reinforce, to bolster, to support
  • connivence collusion, complicity

All the level C1 words (100 words)

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