clocher

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /klɔ.ʃe/
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Etymology 1

From cloche (“bell”) +‎ -er.

Noun

clocher m (plural clochers)

  1. bell tower, steeple
    • 1959, “Love in Portofino”, L. Chiosso, F. Buscaglione (lyrics), performed by Dalida:
      Il y avait à Portofino / un vieux clocher qui s’ennuyait / de ne sonner que les matines / quand Portofino se réveillait.
      There was in Portofino / an old bell tower which was bored / of only ringing in the morning / when Portofino was waking up.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From cloche +‎ -er.

Verb

clocher

  1. to ring a bell
Conjugation
Conjugation of clocher (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple clocher
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple clochant
/klɔ.ʃɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle cloché
/klɔ.ʃe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present cloche
/klɔʃ/		 cloches
/klɔʃ/		 cloche
/klɔʃ/		 clochons
/klɔ.ʃɔ̃/		 clochez
/klɔ.ʃe/		 clochent
/klɔʃ/
imperfect clochais
/klɔ.ʃɛ/		 clochais
/klɔ.ʃɛ/		 clochait
/klɔ.ʃɛ/		 clochions
/klɔ.ʃjɔ̃/		 clochiez
/klɔ.ʃje/		 clochaient
/klɔ.ʃɛ/
past historic2 clochai
/klɔ.ʃe/		 clochas
/klɔ.ʃa/		 clocha
/klɔ.ʃa/		 clochâmes
/klɔ.ʃam/		 clochâtes
/klɔ.ʃat/		 clochèrent
/klɔ.ʃɛʁ/
future clocherai
/klɔʃ.ʁe/		 clocheras
/klɔʃ.ʁa/		 clochera
/klɔʃ.ʁa/		 clocherons
/klɔʃ.ʁɔ̃/		 clocherez
/klɔʃ.ʁe/		 clocheront
/klɔʃ.ʁɔ̃/
conditional clocherais
/klɔʃ.ʁɛ/		 clocherais
/klɔʃ.ʁɛ/		 clocherait
/klɔʃ.ʁɛ/		 clocherions
/klɔ.ʃə.ʁjɔ̃/		 clocheriez
/klɔ.ʃə.ʁje/		 clocheraient
/klɔʃ.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 cloche
/klɔʃ/		 cloches
/klɔʃ/		 cloche
/klɔʃ/		 clochions
/klɔ.ʃjɔ̃/		 clochiez
/klɔ.ʃje/		 clochent
/klɔʃ/
imperfect2 clochasse
/klɔ.ʃas/		 clochasses
/klɔ.ʃas/		 clochât
/klɔ.ʃa/		 clochassions
/klɔ.ʃa.sjɔ̃/		 clochassiez
/klɔ.ʃa.sje/		 clochassent
/klɔ.ʃas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — cloche
/klɔʃ/		 — clochons
/klɔ.ʃɔ̃/		 clochez
/klɔ.ʃe/		 —
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).

Etymology 3

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cloppicāre (from cloppus), which displaced Classical claudicāre.

Verb

clocher

  1. to limp
    Synonyms: boiter, claudiquer
  2. to wobble
  3. (informal) to be wrong
    Il y a quelque chose qui cloche. ― There's something wrong.
Conjugation
Conjugation of clocher (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple clocher
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple clochant
/klɔ.ʃɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle cloché
/klɔ.ʃe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present cloche
/klɔʃ/		 cloches
/klɔʃ/		 cloche
/klɔʃ/		 clochons
/klɔ.ʃɔ̃/		 clochez
/klɔ.ʃe/		 clochent
/klɔʃ/
imperfect clochais
/klɔ.ʃɛ/		 clochais
/klɔ.ʃɛ/		 clochait
/klɔ.ʃɛ/		 clochions
/klɔ.ʃjɔ̃/		 clochiez
/klɔ.ʃje/		 clochaient
/klɔ.ʃɛ/
past historic2 clochai
/klɔ.ʃe/		 clochas
/klɔ.ʃa/		 clocha
/klɔ.ʃa/		 clochâmes
/klɔ.ʃam/		 clochâtes
/klɔ.ʃat/		 clochèrent
/klɔ.ʃɛʁ/
future clocherai
/klɔʃ.ʁe/		 clocheras
/klɔʃ.ʁa/		 clochera
/klɔʃ.ʁa/		 clocherons
/klɔʃ.ʁɔ̃/		 clocherez
/klɔʃ.ʁe/		 clocheront
/klɔʃ.ʁɔ̃/
conditional clocherais
/klɔʃ.ʁɛ/		 clocherais
/klɔʃ.ʁɛ/		 clocherait
/klɔʃ.ʁɛ/		 clocherions
/klɔ.ʃə.ʁjɔ̃/		 clocheriez
/klɔ.ʃə.ʁje/		 clocheraient
/klɔʃ.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 cloche
/klɔʃ/		 cloches
/klɔʃ/		 cloche
/klɔʃ/		 clochions
/klɔ.ʃjɔ̃/		 clochiez
/klɔ.ʃje/		 clochent
/klɔʃ/
imperfect2 clochasse
/klɔ.ʃas/		 clochasses
/klɔ.ʃas/		 clochât
/klɔ.ʃa/		 clochassions
/klɔ.ʃa.sjɔ̃/		 clochassiez
/klɔ.ʃa.sje/		 clochassent
/klɔ.ʃas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — cloche
/klɔʃ/		 — clochons
/klɔ.ʃɔ̃/		 clochez
/klɔ.ʃe/		 —
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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