Verb conjugation

emberlificoter

to entangle; to muddle up

Usage

A colorful informal verb for tricking, bamboozling, or sweet-talking someone into something (se faire emberlificoter par un vendeur) — the long, tangled-sounding word mirrors its meaning of getting someone tangled up in a scheme.

Examples

Le vendeur a essayé de m'emberlificoter avec de fausses promesses. — The salesman tried to bamboozle me with false promises.
Elle s'est fait emberlificoter dans une arnaque. — She got tangled up in a scam.
Ne te laisse pas emberlificoter par ses beaux discours. — Don't let yourself be talked into it by his fine speeches.

Common mistake

Purely informal and slightly humorous in tone — never appropriate in formal writing, where duper or tromper is the neutral choice.

Simple tenses

Present

je	emberlificote
tu	emberlificotes
il/elle	emberlificote
nous	emberlificotons
vous	emberlificotez
ils/elles	emberlificotent

Imperfect

je	emberlificotais
tu	emberlificotais
il/elle	emberlificotait
nous	emberlificotions
vous	emberlificotiez
ils/elles	emberlificotaient

Past historic (passé simple)

je	emberlificotai
tu	emberlificotas
il/elle	emberlificota
nous	emberlificotâmes
vous	emberlificotâtes
ils/elles	emberlificotèrent

Future

je	emberlificoterai
tu	emberlificoteras
il/elle	emberlificotera
nous	emberlificoterons
vous	emberlificoterez
ils/elles	emberlificoteront

Conditional

je	emberlificoterais
tu	emberlificoterais
il/elle	emberlificoterait
nous	emberlificoterions
vous	emberlificoteriez
ils/elles	emberlificoteraient

Subjunctive

je	emberlificote
tu	emberlificotes
il/elle	emberlificote
nous	emberlificotions
vous	emberlificotiez
ils/elles	emberlificotent

Subjunctive (imperfect)

je	emberlificotasse
tu	emberlificotasses
il/elle	emberlificotât
nous	emberlificotassions
vous	emberlificotassiez
ils/elles	emberlificotassent

Imperative

tu	emberlificote
nous	emberlificotons
vous	emberlificotez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

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

Plus-que-parfait

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

Passé antérieur

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

Futur antérieur

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

Conditionnel passé

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

Subjonctif passé

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

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

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

Impératif passé

tu	aie emberlificoté
nous	ayons emberlificoté
vous	ayez emberlificoté

Other

Present participle

emberlificotant

Past participle

emberlificoté

Infinitive

emberlificoter

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Frequently asked questions

What does "emberlificoter" mean?

"emberlificoter" means "to entangle; to muddle up".

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

The present of "emberlificoter" is: je emberlificote, tu emberlificotes, il/elle emberlificote, nous emberlificotons, vous emberlificotez, ils/elles emberlificotent.

What is the Passé composé of "emberlificoter"?

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

What is the Imperative of "emberlificoter"?

The imperative of "emberlificoter" is: tu emberlificote, nous emberlificotons, vous emberlificotez.

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