Passé composé il/elle conjugation of boucler.
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boucler
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
a. to buckle
Catherine a demandé aux enfants de boucler leur ceinture avant de démarrer la voiture.Catherine asked the children to buckle their seat belts before starting the car.
b. to fasten
Je n’avais pas bouclé le fermoir de ma sacoche et quelqu’un a volé mon ordinateur.I hadn't fastened the clasp on my briefcase, and someone stole my computer.
a. to cordon off
Les pompiers ont bouclé la zone pour faciliter l’intervention.The fire department cordoned off the area to facilitate their response.
b. to seal off
La police a bouclé tout le quartier par mesure de sécurité.The police sealed off the entire neighborhood as a safety precaution.
a. to curl
Le coiffeur a dit qu’il ne pouvait pas boucler mes cheveux. Ils sont trop fins.The hairdresser said he couldn't curl my hair. It's too fine.
4. (colloquial) (to complete)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to finish
Renata doit boucler son rapport avant le week-end.Renata needs to finish her report before the weekend.
b. to wrap up
Toute la rédaction a travaillé d’arrache-pied pour boucler ce numéro spécial.The entire editorial staff worked tirelessly to wrap up this special issue.
5. (colloquial) (to confine)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to lock up
La police locale a bouclé le suspect sans même lui lire ses droits.The local police locked up the suspect without even reading him his rights.
b. to shut away
Dès qu’ils ont des invités, les voisins bouclent leur chien dans la cave. Je trouve ça triste.Whenever they have guests, the neighbors shut their dog away in the basement. I think that's sad.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
a. to be curly
En regardant de vieilles photos de Timothée, j’ai vu que ses cheveux bouclaient quand il était petit.While looking at some old photos of Timothée, I noticed that his hair was curly when he was little.
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Indicative of "boucler"
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