ranger
See also: Ranger
English
Noun
ranger (plural rangers)
- One who ranges; a rover.
- A keeper, guardian, or soldier who ranges over a region (generally of wilderness) to protect the area or enforce the law.
- (obsolete) That which separates or arranges; a sieve.
- Holland
- The tamis ranger.
- Holland
- A dog that beats the ground in search of game.
- (military) In some modern armies, an elite soldier, similar to special forces but often operating in larger units.
- (literature) (role-playing games) A warrior character, often with wilderness and stealth skill, who typically travels the countryside.
- (role-playing games) A character skilled in the use of ranged weapons.
Translations
one who ranges; a rover
Park ranger
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a dog that beats the ground in search of game
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French
Etymology 1
From English.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁɑ̃.dʒœʁ/
Etymology 2
From rang.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁɑ̃.ʒe/
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Verb
ranger
Conjugation
This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written range- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a “soft” /ʒ/ and not a “hard” /ɡ/). This spelling-change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.
Conjugation of ranger (see also Appendix:French verbs)
present participle | rangeant /ʁɑ̃.ʒɑ̃/ | ||||||
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past participle | rangé /ʁɑ̃.ʒe/ | ||||||
infinitive | |||||||
simple | ranger | ||||||
compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
gerund1 | |||||||
simple | rangeant /ʁɑ̃.ʒɑ̃/ | ||||||
compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
singular | plural | ||||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
(simple tenses) |
present | range /ʁɑ̃ʒ/ |
ranges /ʁɑ̃ʒ/ |
range /ʁɑ̃ʒ/ |
rangeons /ʁɑ̃.ʒɔ̃/ |
rangez /ʁɑ̃.ʒe/ |
rangent /ʁɑ̃ʒ/ |
imperfect | rangeais /ʁɑ̃.ʒɛ/ |
rangeais /ʁɑ̃.ʒɛ/ |
rangeait /ʁɑ̃.ʒɛ/ |
rangions /ʁɑ̃.ʒjɔ̃/ |
rangiez /ʁɑ̃.ʒje/ |
rangeaient /ʁɑ̃.ʒɛ/ | |
past historic2 | rangeai /ʁɑ̃.ʒe/ |
rangeas /ʁɑ̃.ʒa/ |
rangea /ʁɑ̃.ʒa/ |
rangeâmes /ʁɑ̃.ʒam/ |
rangeâtes /ʁɑ̃.ʒat/ |
rangèrent /ʁɑ̃.ʒɛʁ/ | |
future | rangerai /ʁɑ̃ʒ.ʁe/ |
rangeras /ʁɑ̃ʒ.ʁa/ |
rangera /ʁɑ̃ʒ.ʁa/ |
rangerons /ʁɑ̃ʒ.ʁɔ̃/ |
rangerez /ʁɑ̃ʒ.ʁe/ |
rangeront /ʁɑ̃ʒ.ʁɔ̃/ | |
conditional | rangerais /ʁɑ̃ʒ.ʁɛ/ |
rangerais /ʁɑ̃ʒ.ʁɛ/ |
rangerait /ʁɑ̃ʒ.ʁɛ/ |
rangerions /ʁɑ̃.ʒə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
rangeriez /ʁɑ̃.ʒə.ʁje/ |
rangeraient /ʁɑ̃ʒ.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 | range /ʁɑ̃ʒ/ |
ranges /ʁɑ̃ʒ/ |
range /ʁɑ̃ʒ/ |
rangions /ʁɑ̃.ʒjɔ̃/ |
rangiez /ʁɑ̃.ʒje/ |
rangent /ʁɑ̃ʒ/ |
imperfect2 | rangeasse /ʁɑ̃.ʒas/ |
rangeasses /ʁɑ̃.ʒas/ |
rangeât /ʁɑ̃.ʒa/ |
rangeassions /ʁɑ̃.ʒa.sjɔ̃/ |
rangeassiez /ʁɑ̃.ʒa.sje/ |
rangeassent /ʁɑ̃.ʒas/ | |
(compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | – | – | ||||
simple | — | range /ʁɑ̃ʒ/ |
— | rangeons /ʁɑ̃.ʒɔ̃/ |
rangez /ʁɑ̃.ʒe/ |
— | |
compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
1 Only usable with preposition en. | |||||||
2 In less formal writing or speech, the past historic, past anterior, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive tenses may be found to have been replaced with the indicative present perfect, indicative pluperfect, present subjunctive and past subjunctive tenses respectively (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). |
Further reading
- “ranger” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norwegian Bokmål
Portuguese
FWOTD – 4 September 2014
Verb
ranger (first-person singular present indicative ranjo, past participle rangido)
- (intransitive) to creak (to make a prolonged sharp squeaking sound)
- 2012 (originally 2011), George R. R. Martin, Alexandre Martins (translator), Ruas Estranhas (originally Down these strange streets), Casa da Palavra, page 212:
- A maldita porta rangeu quando a abri.
- The damn door creaked when I opened it.
- A maldita porta rangeu quando a abri.
- 2012 (originally 2011), George R. R. Martin, Alexandre Martins (translator), Ruas Estranhas (originally Down these strange streets), Casa da Palavra, page 212:
- (transitive) to grind (one’s teeth)
- 2012, Mary Bath-Balogh, Margareth J. Fehrenbach,, Anatomia, Histologia e Embriologia dos Dentes e Estruturas Orofaciais, Elsevier, page 358:
- Em pacientes que apresentam o hábito de apertamento dental ou de ranger os dentes (bruxismo), […]
- In patients who exhibit the habit dental squeezing or of grinding their teeth (bruxism), […]
- Em pacientes que apresentam o hábito de apertamento dental ou de ranger os dentes (bruxismo), […]
- 2012, Mary Bath-Balogh, Margareth J. Fehrenbach,, Anatomia, Histologia e Embriologia dos Dentes e Estruturas Orofaciais, Elsevier, page 358:
Conjugation
Conjugation of the Portuguese -er verb ranger
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