blesser
English
Etymology
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Noun
blesser (plural blessers)
- One who blesses; one who bestows or invokes a blessing.
- (slang, South Africa) A rich man who offers support (typically financial and material) to a younger female companion in exchange for sex, friendship, etc.
- 2018, Claudia Mitchell, Relebohile Moletsane, Disrupting Shameful Legacies, page 94:
- Other participants suggested that girls with blessers were forward or naughty girls, thus exonerating the actual blessers from blame and responsibility.
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French blesser, from Old French blecier (“to injure, hurt”), from Frankish *blaitijan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blɛ.se/ ~ /ble.se/
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Verb
blesser
- to wound, to injure
- Il a été blessé par un coup de poignard au niveau des muscles abdominaux.
- He suffered a stab wound in the region of the abdominal muscles.
- (figuratively) to hurt one's feelings, to offend
- (reflexive) to injure oneself
- Je me suis blessé le pied droit.
- I've hurt my right foot.
Conjugation
Conjugation of blesser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| infinitive | simple | blesser | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
| present participle or gerund1 | simple | blessant /blɛ.sɑ̃/ or /ble.sɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | blessé /blɛ.se/ or /ble.se/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | blesse /blɛs/ |
blesses /blɛs/ |
blesse /blɛs/ |
blessons /blɛ.sɔ̃/ or /ble.sɔ̃/ |
blessez /blɛ.se/ or /ble.se/ |
blessent /blɛs/ |
| imperfect | blessais /blɛ.sɛ/ or /ble.sɛ/ |
blessais /blɛ.sɛ/ or /ble.sɛ/ |
blessait /blɛ.sɛ/ or /ble.sɛ/ |
blessions /blɛ.sjɔ̃/ or /ble.sjɔ̃/ |
blessiez /blɛ.sje/ or /ble.sje/ |
blessaient /blɛ.sɛ/ or /ble.sɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | blessai /blɛ.se/ or /ble.se/ |
blessas /blɛ.sa/ or /ble.sa/ |
blessa /blɛ.sa/ or /ble.sa/ |
blessâmes /blɛ.sam/ or /ble.sam/ |
blessâtes /blɛ.sat/ or /ble.sat/ |
blessèrent /blɛ.sɛʁ/ or /ble.sɛʁ/ | |
| future | blesserai /blɛ.sʁe/ or /ble.sʁe/ |
blesseras /blɛ.sʁa/ or /ble.sʁa/ |
blessera /blɛ.sʁa/ or /ble.sʁa/ |
blesserons /blɛ.sʁɔ̃/ or /ble.sʁɔ̃/ |
blesserez /blɛ.sʁe/ or /ble.sʁe/ |
blesseront /blɛ.sʁɔ̃/ or /ble.sʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | blesserais /blɛ.sʁɛ/ or /ble.sʁɛ/ |
blesserais /blɛ.sʁɛ/ or /ble.sʁɛ/ |
blesserait /blɛ.sʁɛ/ or /ble.sʁɛ/ |
blesserions /blɛ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /ble.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
blesseriez /blɛ.sə.ʁje/ or /ble.sə.ʁje/ |
blesseraient /blɛ.sʁɛ/ or /ble.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 | blesse /blɛs/ |
blesses /blɛs/ |
blesse /blɛs/ |
blessions /blɛ.sjɔ̃/ or /ble.sjɔ̃/ |
blessiez /blɛ.sje/ or /ble.sje/ |
blessent /blɛs/ |
| imperfect2 | blessasse /blɛ.sas/ or /ble.sas/ |
blessasses /blɛ.sas/ or /ble.sas/ |
blessât /blɛ.sa/ or /ble.sa/ |
blessassions /blɛ.sa.sjɔ̃/ or /ble.sa.sjɔ̃/ |
blessassiez /blɛ.sa.sje/ or /ble.sa.sje/ |
blessassent /blɛ.sas/ or /ble.sas/ | |
| (compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | blesse /blɛs/ |
— | blessons /blɛ.sɔ̃/ or /ble.sɔ̃/ |
blessez /blɛ.se/ or /ble.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 blesser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| infinitive | simple | se blesser | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | s'être + past participle | ||||||
| present participle or gerund1 | simple | se blessant /sə blɛ.sɑ̃/ or /sə ble.sɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | ayant or étant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | blessé /blɛ.se/ or /ble.se/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | me blesse /mə blɛs/ |
te blesses /tə blɛs/ |
se blesse /sə blɛs/ |
nous blessons /nu blɛ.sɔ̃/ or /nu ble.sɔ̃/ |
vous blessez /vu blɛ.se/ or /vu ble.se/ |
se blessent /sə blɛs/ |
| imperfect | me blessais /mə blɛ.sɛ/ or /mə ble.sɛ/ |
te blessais /tə blɛ.sɛ/ or /tə ble.sɛ/ |
se blessait /sə blɛ.sɛ/ or /sə ble.sɛ/ |
nous blessions /nu blɛ.sjɔ̃/ or /nu ble.sjɔ̃/ |
vous blessiez /vu blɛ.sje/ or /vu ble.sje/ |
se blessaient /sə blɛ.sɛ/ or /sə ble.sɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | me blessai /mə blɛ.se/ or /mə ble.se/ |
te blessas /tə blɛ.sa/ or /tə ble.sa/ |
se blessa /sə blɛ.sa/ or /sə ble.sa/ |
nous blessâmes /nu blɛ.sam/ or /nu ble.sam/ |
vous blessâtes /vu blɛ.sat/ or /vu ble.sat/ |
se blessèrent /sə blɛ.sɛʁ/ or /sə ble.sɛʁ/ | |
| future | me blesserai /mə blɛ.sʁe/ or /mə ble.sʁe/ |
te blesseras /tə blɛ.sʁa/ or /tə ble.sʁa/ |
se blessera /sə blɛ.sʁa/ or /sə ble.sʁa/ |
nous blesserons /nu blɛ.sʁɔ̃/ or /nu ble.sʁɔ̃/ |
vous blesserez /vu blɛ.sʁe/ or /vu ble.sʁe/ |
se blesseront /sə blɛ.sʁɔ̃/ or /sə ble.sʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | me blesserais /mə blɛ.sʁɛ/ or /mə ble.sʁɛ/ |
te blesserais /tə blɛ.sʁɛ/ or /tə ble.sʁɛ/ |
se blesserait /sə blɛ.sʁɛ/ or /sə ble.sʁɛ/ |
nous blesserions /nu blɛ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /nu ble.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
vous blesseriez /vu blɛ.sə.ʁje/ or /vu ble.sə.ʁje/ |
se blesseraient /sə blɛ.sʁɛ/ or /sə ble.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 blesse /mə blɛs/ |
te blesses /tə blɛs/ |
se blesse /sə blɛs/ |
nous blessions /nu blɛ.sjɔ̃/ or /nu ble.sjɔ̃/ |
vous blessiez /vu blɛ.sje/ or /vu ble.sje/ |
se blessent /sə blɛs/ |
| imperfect2 | me blessasse /mə blɛ.sas/ or /mə ble.sas/ |
te blessasses /tə blɛ.sas/ or /tə ble.sas/ |
se blessât /sə blɛ.sa/ or /sə ble.sa/ |
nous blessassions /nu blɛ.sa.sjɔ̃/ or /nu ble.sa.sjɔ̃/ |
vous blessassiez /vu blɛ.sa.sje/ or /vu ble.sa.sje/ |
se blessassent /sə blɛ.sas/ or /sə ble.sas/ | |
| (compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of s'être + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | blesse-toi /blɛs.twa/ |
— | blessons-nous /blɛ.sɔ̃.nu/ or /ble.sɔ̃.nu/ |
blessez-vous /blɛ.se.vu/ or /ble.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). | |||||||
Synonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Haitian Creole: blese
Further reading
- “blesser”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Middle French
Etymology
Old French blecier, see above.
Verb
blesser
Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of blesser
| infinitive | simple | blesser | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
| present participle1 or gerund2 | simple | blessant | |||||
| compound | present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | blessé | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ie (i’) | tu | il, elle | nous | vous | ilz, elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | blesse | blesses | blesse | blessons | blessez | blessent |
| imperfect | blessois, blessoys | blessois, blessoys | blessoit, blessoyt | blessions, blessyons | blessiez, blessyez | blessoient, blessoyent | |
| past historic | blessa | blessas | blessa | blessasmes | blessastes | blesserent | |
| future | blesserai, blesseray | blesseras | blessera | blesserons | blesserez | blesseront | |
| conditional | blesserois, blesseroys | blesserois, blesseroys | blesseroit, blesseroyt | blesserions, blesseryons | blesseriez, blesseryez | blesseroient, blesseroyent | |
| (compound tenses) |
present perfect | present indicative of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | past historic of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ie (i’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ilz, qu’elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | blesse | blesses | blesse | blessons | blessez | blessent |
| imperfect | blessasse | blessasses | blessast | blessassions | blessassiez | blessassent | |
| (compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | blesse | — | blessons | blessez | — | |
| compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
| 1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679. | |||||||
| 2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180). | |||||||