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bigorner

to forge (work metal on an anvil); to hit vigorously

Usage

Colloquial for damaging or denting something through impact, especially a car in a collision (il a bigorné sa voiture), and reflexively (se bigorner) for people coming to blows or getting into a scuffle.

Examples
  • Il a bigorné le pare-chocs en se garant.He dented the bumper while parking.
  • Les deux voitures se sont bigornées à l'intersection.The two cars collided at the intersection.
  • Ils se sont bigornés à la sortie du bar.They got into a scuffle outside the bar.
Common mistake

It's informal, everyday French for a fender-bender or a scrap, not a technical or legal term — a police report or insurance claim would use heurter or endommager instead.

Simple tenses

Present

jebigorne
tubigornes
il/ellebigorne
nousbigornons
vousbigornez
ils/ellesbigornent

Imperfect

jebigornais
tubigornais
il/ellebigornait
nousbigornions
vousbigorniez
ils/ellesbigornaient

Past historic (passé simple)

jebigornai
tubigornas
il/ellebigorna
nousbigornâmes
vousbigornâtes
ils/ellesbigornèrent

Future

jebigornerai
tubigorneras
il/ellebigornera
nousbigornerons
vousbigornerez
ils/ellesbigorneront

Conditional

jebigornerais
tubigornerais
il/ellebigornerait
nousbigornerions
vousbigorneriez
ils/ellesbigorneraient

Subjunctive

jebigorne
tubigornes
il/ellebigorne
nousbigornions
vousbigorniez
ils/ellesbigornent

Subjunctive (imperfect)

jebigornasse
tubigornasses
il/ellebigornât
nousbigornassions
vousbigornassiez
ils/ellesbigornassent

Imperative

tubigorne
nousbigornons
vousbigornez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

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

Plus-que-parfait

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

Passé antérieur

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

Futur antérieur

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

Conditionnel passé

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

Subjonctif passé

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

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

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

Impératif passé

tuaie bigorné
nousayons bigorné
vousayez bigorné

Other

Present participle

bigornant

Past participle

bigorné

Infinitive

bigorner

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Frequently asked questions

What does "bigorner" mean?

"bigorner" means "to forge (work metal on an anvil); to hit vigorously".

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

The present of "bigorner" is: je bigorne, tu bigornes, il/elle bigorne, nous bigornons, vous bigornez, ils/elles bigornent.

What is the Passé composé of "bigorner"?

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

What is the Imperative of "bigorner"?

The imperative of "bigorner" is: tu bigorne, nous bigornons, vous bigornez.