redresser
English
Noun
redresser (plural redressers)
- One who grants redress.
- Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado
- A wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser.
- Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado
French
Etymology
From Old French redrecier, equivalent to re- + dresser.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁə.dʁɛ.se/, /ʁə.dʁe.se/
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Verb
redresser
- (transitive) to straighten (up)
- (transitive) to rectify, straighten out
- (transitive, figuratively) to restore, turn around
- redresser l'économie ― to put the economy back on its feet
- (reflexive) to recover, regain composure
- (reflexive) to stand up, sit up straight
Conjugation
Conjugation of redresser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| present participle | redressant /ʁə.dʁɛ.sɑ̃/ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| past participle | redressé /ʁə.dʁɛ.se/ | ||||||
| infinitive | |||||||
| simple | redresser | ||||||
| compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
| gerund1 | |||||||
| simple | redressant /ʁə.dʁɛ.sɑ̃/ | ||||||
| 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 | redresse /ʁə.dʁɛs/ |
redresses /ʁə.dʁɛs/ |
redresse /ʁə.dʁɛs/ |
redressons /ʁə.dʁɛ.sɔ̃/ |
redressez /ʁə.dʁɛ.se/ |
redressent /ʁə.dʁɛs/ |
| imperfect | redressais /ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛ/ |
redressais /ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛ/ |
redressait /ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛ/ |
redressions /ʁə.dʁɛ.sjɔ̃/ |
redressiez /ʁə.dʁɛ.sje/ |
redressaient /ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | redressai /ʁə.dʁɛ.se/ |
redressas /ʁə.dʁɛ.sa/ |
redressa /ʁə.dʁɛ.sa/ |
redressâmes /ʁə.dʁɛ.sam/ |
redressâtes /ʁə.dʁɛ.sat/ |
redressèrent /ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛʁ/ | |
| future | redresserai /ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁe/ |
redresseras /ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁa/ |
redressera /ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁa/ |
redresserons /ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɔ̃/ |
redresserez /ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁe/ |
redresseront /ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | redresserais /ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɛ/ |
redresserais /ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɛ/ |
redresserait /ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɛ/ |
redresserions /ʁə.dʁɛ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
redresseriez /ʁə.dʁɛ.sə.ʁje/ |
redresseraient /ʁə.dʁɛ.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 | redresse /ʁə.dʁɛs/ |
redresses /ʁə.dʁɛs/ |
redresse /ʁə.dʁɛs/ |
redressions /ʁə.dʁɛ.sjɔ̃/ |
redressiez /ʁə.dʁɛ.sje/ |
redressent /ʁə.dʁɛs/ |
| imperfect2 | redressasse /ʁə.dʁɛ.sas/ |
redressasses /ʁə.dʁɛ.sas/ |
redressât /ʁə.dʁɛ.sa/ |
redressassions /ʁə.dʁɛ.sa.sjɔ̃/ |
redressassiez /ʁə.dʁɛ.sa.sje/ |
redressassent /ʁə.dʁɛ.sas/ | |
| (compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | redresse /ʁə.dʁɛs/ |
— | redressons /ʁə.dʁɛ.sɔ̃/ |
redressez /ʁə.dʁɛ.se/ |
— | |
| 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). | |||||||
Conjugation of se redresser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| present participle | se redressant /sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sɑ̃/ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| past participle | redressé /ʁə.dʁɛ.se/ | ||||||
| infinitive | |||||||
| simple | se redresser | ||||||
| compound | s'être + past participle | ||||||
| gerund1 | |||||||
| simple | se redressant /sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sɑ̃/ | ||||||
| compound | s'étant + past participle | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | me redresse /mə ʁə.dʁɛs/ |
te redresses /tə ʁə.dʁɛs/ |
se redresse /sə ʁə.dʁɛs/ |
nous redressons /nu ʁə.dʁɛ.sɔ̃/ |
vous redressez /vu ʁə.dʁɛ.se/ |
se redressent /sə ʁə.dʁɛs/ |
| imperfect | me redressais /mə ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛ/ |
te redressais /tə ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛ/ |
se redressait /sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛ/ |
nous redressions /nu ʁə.dʁɛ.sjɔ̃/ |
vous redressiez /vu ʁə.dʁɛ.sje/ |
se redressaient /sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | me redressai /mə ʁə.dʁɛ.se/ |
te redressas /tə ʁə.dʁɛ.sa/ |
se redressa /sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sa/ |
nous redressâmes /nu ʁə.dʁɛ.sam/ |
vous redressâtes /vu ʁə.dʁɛ.sat/ |
se redressèrent /sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sɛʁ/ | |
| future | me redresserai /mə ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁe/ |
te redresseras /tə ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁa/ |
se redressera /sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁa/ |
nous redresserons /nu ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɔ̃/ |
vous redresserez /vu ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁe/ |
se redresseront /sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | me redresserais /mə ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɛ/ |
te redresserais /tə ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɛ/ |
se redresserait /sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sʁɛ/ |
nous redresserions /nu ʁə.dʁɛ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
vous redresseriez /vu ʁə.dʁɛ.sə.ʁje/ |
se redresseraient /sə ʁə.dʁɛ.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 redresse /mə ʁə.dʁɛs/ |
te redresses /tə ʁə.dʁɛs/ |
se redresse /sə ʁə.dʁɛs/ |
nous redressions /nu ʁə.dʁɛ.sjɔ̃/ |
vous redressiez /vu ʁə.dʁɛ.sje/ |
se redressent /sə ʁə.dʁɛs/ |
| imperfect2 | me redressasse /mə ʁə.dʁɛ.sas/ |
te redressasses /tə ʁə.dʁɛ.sas/ |
se redressât /sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sa/ |
nous redressassions /nu ʁə.dʁɛ.sa.sjɔ̃/ |
vous redressassiez /vu ʁə.dʁɛ.sa.sje/ |
se redressassent /sə ʁə.dʁɛ.sas/ | |
| (compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of s'être + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | redresse-toi /ʁə.dʁɛs.twa/ |
— | redressons-nous /ʁə.dʁɛ.sɔ̃.nu/ |
redressez-vous /ʁə.dʁɛ.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 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
- “redresser” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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