Verb conjugation

desceller

to break the seal of, unseal; to free, pull free

Usage

To unseal or pry loose something that was fixed, cemented, or sealed in place — desceller une pierre du mur, desceller un coffre-fort. Mostly concrete and physical, occasionally figurative (desceller un mystère, to bring a hidden truth to light).

Examples

Les vandales ont descellé plusieurs pierres du monument. — Vandals pried loose several stones from the monument.
Il a fallu desceller la plaque pour accéder au mécanisme. — The plate had to be unsealed to access the mechanism.
Le tremblement de terre a descellé les fondations de l'immeuble. — The earthquake loosened the building's foundations.

Common mistake

Easy to confuse with two near-homophones: desseller (to unsaddle a horse) and déceler (to detect, to notice) — all three sound almost identical but have completely different meanings; desceller is specifically about breaking a physical seal or fixing.

Simple tenses

Present

je	descelle
tu	descelles
il/elle	descelle
nous	descellons
vous	descellez
ils/elles	descellent

Imperfect

je	descellais
tu	descellais
il/elle	descellait
nous	descellions
vous	descelliez
ils/elles	descellaient

Past historic (passé simple)

je	descellai
tu	descellas
il/elle	descella
nous	descellâmes
vous	descellâtes
ils/elles	descellèrent

Future

je	descellerai
tu	descelleras
il/elle	descellera
nous	descellerons
vous	descellerez
ils/elles	descelleront

Conditional

je	descellerais
tu	descellerais
il/elle	descellerait
nous	descellerions
vous	descelleriez
ils/elles	descelleraient

Subjunctive

je	descelle
tu	descelles
il/elle	descelle
nous	descellions
vous	descelliez
ils/elles	descellent

Subjunctive (imperfect)

je	descellasse
tu	descellasses
il/elle	descellât
nous	descellassions
vous	descellassiez
ils/elles	descellassent

Imperative

tu	descelle
nous	descellons
vous	descellez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

je	ai descellé
tu	as descellé
il/elle	a descellé
nous	avons descellé
vous	avez descellé
ils/elles	ont descellé

Plus-que-parfait

je	avais descellé
tu	avais descellé
il/elle	avait descellé
nous	avions descellé
vous	aviez descellé
ils/elles	avaient descellé

Passé antérieur

je	eus descellé
tu	eus descellé
il/elle	eut descellé
nous	eûmes descellé
vous	eûtes descellé
ils/elles	eurent descellé

Futur antérieur

je	aurai descellé
tu	auras descellé
il/elle	aura descellé
nous	aurons descellé
vous	aurez descellé
ils/elles	auront descellé

Conditionnel passé

je	aurais descellé
tu	aurais descellé
il/elle	aurait descellé
nous	aurions descellé
vous	auriez descellé
ils/elles	auraient descellé

Subjonctif passé

je	aie descellé
tu	aies descellé
il/elle	ait descellé
nous	ayons descellé
vous	ayez descellé
ils/elles	aient descellé

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

je	eusse descellé
tu	eusses descellé
il/elle	eût descellé
nous	eussions descellé
vous	eussiez descellé
ils/elles	eussent descellé

Impératif passé

tu	aie descellé
nous	ayons descellé
vous	ayez descellé

Other

Present participle

descellant

Past participle

descellé

Infinitive

desceller

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Frequently asked questions

What does "desceller" mean?

"desceller" means "to break the seal of, unseal; to free, pull free".

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

The present of "desceller" is: je descelle, tu descelles, il/elle descelle, nous descellons, vous descellez, ils/elles descellent.

What is the Passé composé of "desceller"?

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

What is the Imperative of "desceller"?

The imperative of "desceller" is: tu descelle, nous descellons, vous descellez.

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