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chiffrais
-I was assessing
Imperfect je conjugation of chiffrer.
Imperfect tu conjugation of chiffrer.

chiffrer

chiffrer
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
transitive verb
a. to number
Avant de les archiver, il faut chiffrer tous ces dossiers.Before archiving them, you need to number all the files.
b. to assign a number to
J'ai décidé de chiffrer chaque boîte pour l'inventaire.I decided to assign a number to each box for the inventory.
a. to price
Le libraire chiffre chaque livre d'occasion selon son âge et son état.The bookseller prices each used book according to its age and its condition.
b. to estimate the cost of
Nous avons demandé à notre prestataire de chiffrer la rénovation de notre cuisine.We asked our contractor to estimate the cost of our kitchen renovation.
c. to assess the value of
Henri doit chiffrer le tableau rare avant la vente aux enchères.Henri has to assess the value of the rare painting before the auction.
a. to encrypt
L'espion a chiffré la lettre qu'il a envoyée à sa collègue.The spy encrypted the letter he sent to his colleague.
b. to encode
Les lycéens ont développé un système pour chiffrer leurs SMS.The high schoolers developed a system to encode their text messages.
a. to label
Maman va chiffrer tous mes vêtements avant que je parte en colonie de vacances.Mom is going to label all my clothes before I go to summer camp.
b. to mark with one's initials
Céline a décidé de chiffrer ses carnets.Céline decided to mark her notebooks with her initials.
c. to monogram
Nous chiffrons le sac à dos de chaque enfant au cas où ils le perdraient.We monogram each child's backpack in case they misplace it.
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