franchir

verb

Syllable Decomposition

franchir

verb, see franc, franche and -ir, the compound affranchir has retained the literal meaning of "to make free" that the old French franchier ("to free") had, it has taken on the meaning of "to free someone from a burden, to exempt" then "to pass over (an obstacle) by jumping, by climbing it" and finally "to go beyond (a limit)", replacing, in this sense, the old French transir.

Definitions

marine

Conjugation

→ Conjugation of "franchir"

Translations

  • germangerman:überwinden
  • englishenglish:break through
  • danishdanish:tilbagelægge

See also

franchissiez (v.) franchîtes (v.) franchisses (v.) franchiriez (v.) franchissable (adj.) infranchissable (adj.) franchissement (cn.) franchi (v.) franchie (v.) franchies (v.) franchîmes (v.) franchira (v.) franchirai (v.) franchiraient (v.) franchirais (v.) franchirait (v.) franchiras (v.) franchirent (v.) franchirez (v.) franchirions (v.)