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Surfacer

Sur′fa-cer

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Noun.
A form of machine for dressing the surface of wood, metal, stone, etc.

Definition 2024

surfacer

surfacer

English

Noun

surfacer ‎(plural surfacers)

  1. Any of various machines used to plane or dress a surface

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /syʁ.fa.se/

Verb

surfacer

  1. (transitive) to plane, to smooth (a surface)

Conjugation

This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which ‘c’ is softened to a ‘ç’ before the vowels ‘a’ and ‘o’.

  Conjugation of surfacer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive surfacer avoir surfacé
gerund en surfaçant en ayant surfacé
present participle surfaçant
/syʁ.fa.sɑ̃/
past participle surfacé
/syʁ.fa.se/
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il nous vous ils
simple
tenses		 present surface
/syʁ.fas/ 		surfaces
/syʁ.fas/ 		surface
/syʁ.fas/ 		surfaçons
/syʁ.fa.sɔ̃/ 		surfacez
/syʁ.fa.se/ 		surfacent
/syʁ.fas/
imperfect surfaçais
/syʁ.fa.sɛ/ 		surfaçais
/syʁ.fa.sɛ/ 		surfaçait
/syʁ.fa.sɛ/ 		surfacions
/syʁ.fa.sjɔ̃/ 		surfaciez
/syʁ.fa.sje/ 		surfaçaient
/syʁ.fa.sɛ/
past historic1 surfaçai
/syʁ.fa.se/ 		surfaças
/syʁ.fa.sa/ 		surfaça
/syʁ.fa.sa/ 		surfaçâmes
/syʁ.fa.sam/ 		surfaçâtes
/syʁ.fa.sat/ 		surfacèrent
/syʁ.fa.sɛʁ/
future surfacerai
/syʁ.fa.sʁe/ 		surfaceras
/syʁ.fa.sʁa/ 		surfacera
/syʁ.fa.sʁa/ 		surfacerons
/syʁ.fa.sʁɔ̃/ 		surfacerez
/syʁ.fa.sʁe/ 		surfaceront
/syʁ.fa.sʁɔ̃/
conditional surfacerais
/syʁ.fa.sʁɛ/ 		surfacerais
/syʁ.fa.sʁɛ/ 		surfacerait
/syʁ.fa.sʁɛ/ 		surfacerions
/syʁ.fa.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		surfaceriez
/syʁ.fa.sə.ʁje/ 		surfaceraient
/syʁ.fa.sʁɛ/
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior1 Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il que nous que vous qu’ils
simple
tenses		 present surface
/syʁ.fas/ 		surfaces
/syʁ.fas/ 		surface
/syʁ.fas/ 		surfacions
/syʁ.fa.sjɔ̃/ 		surfaciez
/syʁ.fa.sje/ 		surfacent
/syʁ.fas/
imperfect1 surfaçasse
/syʁ.fa.sas/ 		surfaçasses
/syʁ.fa.sas/ 		surfaçât
/syʁ.fa.sa/ 		surfaçassions
/syʁ.fa.sa.sjɔ̃/ 		surfaçassiez
/syʁ.fa.sa.sje/ 		surfaçassent
/syʁ.fa.sas/
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect1 Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
— surface
/syʁ.fas/ 		— surfaçons
/syʁ.fa.sɔ̃/ 		surfacez
/syʁ.fa.se/ 		—
1literary tenses

Derived terms

  • surfaçage
  • surfaceur

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