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Imperfect vous conjugation of taper.
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taper
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
1. (to strike)
a. to type
Quand Léna tape quelque chose sur son clavier, elle n’utilise qu’une seule main.When Léna types something on her keyboard, she uses only one hand.
b. to type out
Quand j’aurai fini de taper la lettre, je l’imprimerai et je la posterai.Once I’m done typing out the letter, I’ll print it and mail it.
c. to type up (from notes or a draft)
Voici les notes que j’ai prises pendant la réunion. Vous pourriez taper le compte rendu avant demain soir ?Here are the notes I took during the meeting. Could you type up the minutes by tomorrow evening?
3. (colloquial) (to get for free)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to sponge (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
J’avais plus de thunes, mais je trouvais toujours le moyen de taper un repas.I was broke, but I always found a way to sponge a meal.
b. to cadge (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
J’ai réussi à taper 15 euros. Il m’en manque encore 20.I managed to cadge 15 euros. I’m still 20 short.
c. to bum (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Je vais essayer de taper des tickets de métro à mon père.I'm gonna try and bum some subway tickets from my dad.
4. (colloquial) (to get for free from)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to sponge off
À chaque fois que Simon a besoin de thunes, il tape son père.Every time Simon needs some cash, he sponges off his dad.
b. to mooch off
Tu ne peux pas continuer à taper tes parents. Trouve-toi un job.You can't keep mooching off your parents. Get a job.
c. to cadge off (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
Je ne sais pas comment je vais réussir à finir le mois. J’ai déjà tapé tous mes amis.I don’t know how I’m going to make it through the month. I’ve already cadged off all my friends.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
a. to hit
Selon que tu tapes sur telle ou telle partie du tambour, ça produit un son différent.Depending on which part of the drum you hit, it produces a different sound.
c. to tap on
Tu peux arrêter de taper sur la table avec ton stylo ? Ça me rend nerveux.Can you stop tapping on the table with your pen? It's making me nervous.
d. to knock on (on a door or a wall)
Les voisins ont encore tapé contre le mur.The neighbors were knocking on the wall again.
e. to knock at (on a door or a wall)
La factrice a tapé à la porte, mais il n’y avait personne.The mail carrier knocked at the door, but no one was home.
f. to rap on (on a door or a wall)
Quelqu’un a tapé à la vitre de la voiture et j’ai sursauté.Someone rapped on the car window, and I jumped.
a. to tap
Je me suis fait mal en tapant du pied contre une marche de l’escalier.I hurt myself when I tapped my foot against a stair step.
b. to clap (with the hands)
Le groupe a demandé au public de taper dans ses mains.The band asked the audience to clap their hands.
c. to stamp (with the foot)
Le petit garçon tape toujours du pied pour exprimer sa colère.The little boy always stamps his foot to express his anger.
a. to type
Si je tapais plus vite, j’aurais déjà fini mon mémoire.If I typed faster, I would have finished my thesis by now.
8. (weather)
a. to be beating down
Le soleil tape aujourd’hui. N’oublie pas ta crème solaire.The sun is beating down today. Don't forget your sunscreen.
9. (colloquial) (to criticize; used with "sur")
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to badmouth (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Jessica a tendance à taper sur les autres dès qu’ils ont le dos tourné.Jessica tends to badmouth others as soon as they turn their backs.
b. to talk trash about (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Mes collègues ont passé tout le déjeuner à taper sur notre patron.My coworkers spent the whole lunch break talking trash about our boss.
10. (colloquial) (to tap into; used with "dans")
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to dip into (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Je n’aime pas taper dans mes économies, mais je n’ai pas le choix.I don't like dipping into my savings, but I don't have a choice.
b. to help oneself to
Charles s’est fait virer ? - Oui, il tapait dans la caisse.Did Charles get fired? - Yeah, he was helping himself to the cash.
Conjugations
Indicative of "taper"
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