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Verb conjugation

broncher

to stumble; to flinch

Usage

To flinch, balk, or react — almost always used in the negative, sans broncher (without flinching, without batting an eye), to describe someone staying stoic or compliant under pressure.

Examples
  • Il a accepté la critique sans broncher.He took the criticism without flinching.
  • Les soldats ont obéi sans broncher.The soldiers obeyed without a murmur of protest.
  • Elle n'a pas bronché en apprenant la nouvelle.She didn't so much as blink when she heard the news.
Common mistake

Broncher is almost always paired with a negation (sans broncher, ne pas broncher) in real usage — using it in a plain affirmative sentence, while grammatically fine, sounds unnatural to a native ear.

Simple tenses

Present

jebronche
tubronches
il/ellebronche
nousbronchons
vousbronchez
ils/ellesbronchent

Imperfect

jebronchais
tubronchais
il/ellebronchait
nousbronchions
vousbronchiez
ils/ellesbronchaient

Past historic (passé simple)

jebronchai
tubronchas
il/ellebroncha
nousbronchâmes
vousbronchâtes
ils/ellesbronchèrent

Future

jebroncherai
tubroncheras
il/ellebronchera
nousbroncherons
vousbroncherez
ils/ellesbroncheront

Conditional

jebroncherais
tubroncherais
il/ellebroncherait
nousbroncherions
vousbroncheriez
ils/ellesbroncheraient

Subjunctive

jebronche
tubronches
il/ellebronche
nousbronchions
vousbronchiez
ils/ellesbronchent

Subjunctive (imperfect)

jebronchasse
tubronchasses
il/ellebronchât
nousbronchassions
vousbronchassiez
ils/ellesbronchassent

Imperative

tubronche
nousbronchons
vousbronchez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

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

Plus-que-parfait

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

Passé antérieur

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

Futur antérieur

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

Conditionnel passé

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

Subjonctif passé

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

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

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

Impératif passé

tuaie bronché
nousayons bronché
vousayez bronché

Other

Present participle

bronchant

Past participle

bronché

Infinitive

broncher

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Frequently asked questions

What does "broncher" mean?

"broncher" means "to stumble; to flinch".

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

The present of "broncher" is: je bronche, tu bronches, il/elle bronche, nous bronchons, vous bronchez, ils/elles bronchent.

What is the Passé composé of "broncher"?

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

What is the Imperative of "broncher"?

The imperative of "broncher" is: tu bronche, nous bronchons, vous bronchez.