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abouler

to roll along a surface; to rush or hurry over

Usage

Very informal slang meaning to hand over or fork over something (money, an object) — almost always in the imperative (aboule le fric !). Closer in register to English "cough up" than to donner.

Examples
  • Aboule les clés, on n'a pas toute la journée !Hand over the keys, we don't have all day!
  • Il a fallu abouler cent euros pour la réparation.We had to fork over a hundred euros for the repair.
  • Aboule ton portable, je dois passer un appel.Give me your phone, I need to make a call.
Common mistake

This is slang, not neutral vocabulary — using it in formal writing or polite conversation would sound as out of place as "cough up" would in a business letter; donner is the neutral choice.

Simple tenses

Present

jeaboule
tuaboules
il/elleaboule
nousaboulons
vousaboulez
ils/ellesaboulent

Imperfect

jeaboulais
tuaboulais
il/elleaboulait
nousaboulions
vousabouliez
ils/ellesaboulaient

Past historic (passé simple)

jeaboulai
tuaboulas
il/elleaboula
nousaboulâmes
vousaboulâtes
ils/ellesaboulèrent

Future

jeaboulerai
tuabouleras
il/elleaboulera
nousaboulerons
vousaboulerez
ils/ellesabouleront

Conditional

jeaboulerais
tuaboulerais
il/elleaboulerait
nousaboulerions
vousabouleriez
ils/ellesabouleraient

Subjunctive

jeaboule
tuaboules
il/elleaboule
nousaboulions
vousabouliez
ils/ellesaboulent

Subjunctive (imperfect)

jeaboulasse
tuaboulasses
il/elleaboulât
nousaboulassions
vousaboulassiez
ils/ellesaboulassent

Imperative

tuaboule
nousaboulons
vousaboulez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

jeai aboulé
tuas aboulé
il/ellea aboulé
nousavons aboulé
vousavez aboulé
ils/ellesont aboulé

Plus-que-parfait

jeavais aboulé
tuavais aboulé
il/elleavait aboulé
nousavions aboulé
vousaviez aboulé
ils/ellesavaient aboulé

Passé antérieur

jeeus aboulé
tueus aboulé
il/elleeut aboulé
nouseûmes aboulé
vouseûtes aboulé
ils/elleseurent aboulé

Futur antérieur

jeaurai aboulé
tuauras aboulé
il/elleaura aboulé
nousaurons aboulé
vousaurez aboulé
ils/ellesauront aboulé

Conditionnel passé

jeaurais aboulé
tuaurais aboulé
il/elleaurait aboulé
nousaurions aboulé
vousauriez aboulé
ils/ellesauraient aboulé

Subjonctif passé

jeaie aboulé
tuaies aboulé
il/elleait aboulé
nousayons aboulé
vousayez aboulé
ils/ellesaient aboulé

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

jeeusse aboulé
tueusses aboulé
il/elleeût aboulé
nouseussions aboulé
vouseussiez aboulé
ils/elleseussent aboulé

Impératif passé

tuaie aboulé
nousayons aboulé
vousayez aboulé

Other

Present participle

aboulant

Past participle

aboulé

Infinitive

abouler

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Frequently asked questions

What does "abouler" mean?

"abouler" means "to roll along a surface; to rush or hurry over".

How do you conjugate "abouler" in the present tense?

The present of "abouler" is: je aboule, tu aboules, il/elle aboule, nous aboulons, vous aboulez, ils/elles aboulent.

What is the Passé composé of "abouler"?

The passé composé of "abouler" is: je ai aboulé, tu as aboulé, il/elle a aboulé, nous avons aboulé, vous avez aboulé, ils/elles ont aboulé.

What is the Imperative of "abouler"?

The imperative of "abouler" is: tu aboule, nous aboulons, vous aboulez.