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All the words: French

brider

Level C1

Meaning

to curb, to restrain, to hold back

Example

Une fiscalité trop lourde risque de brider l'investissement des PME.

Excessively heavy taxation risks curbing investment by small and medium firms.

Word forms

Conjugation
present
I
bride
you (sg.)
brides
he, she
bride
we
bridons
you (pl.)
bridez
they
brident
imperfect
I
bridais
you (sg.)
bridais
he, she
bridait
we
bridions
you (pl.)
bridiez
they
bridaient
imperative
you (sg.)
bride
we
bridons
you (pl.)
bridez
future
I
briderai
you (sg.)
brideras
he, she
bridera
we
briderons
you (pl.)
briderez
they
brideront
conditional
I
briderais
you (sg.)
briderais
he, she
briderait
we
briderions
you (pl.)
brideriez
they
brideraient
present subjunctive
I
bride
you (sg.)
brides
he, she
bride
we
bridions
you (pl.)
bridiez
they
brident
simple past
I
bridai
you (sg.)
bridas
he, she
brida
we
bridâmes
you (pl.)
bridâtes
they
bridèrent

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