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esquicher

to squeeze

Usage

Regional slang from the Toulouse/Occitan-speaking South, meaning to squeeze, cram, or wedge something (or oneself) into a tight space. Rarely heard or written outside that region.

Examples
  • On s'est esquichés à cinq dans la petite voiture. — The five of us squeezed into the little car.
  • Esquiche un peu, il reste de la place sur le banc. — Budge up a bit, there's still room on the bench.
  • Elle a esquiché ses affaires dans un carton trop petit. — She crammed her things into a box that was too small.
Common mistake

This is regional Southern French, not standard vocabulary — outside that region, the neutral verbs are serrer or entasser (to squeeze/cram together).

Simple tenses

Present

jeesquiche
tuesquiches
il/elleesquiche
nousesquichons
vousesquichez
ils/ellesesquichent

Imperfect

jeesquichais
tuesquichais
il/elleesquichait
nousesquichions
vousesquichiez
ils/ellesesquichaient

Past historic (passé simple)

jeesquichai
tuesquichas
il/elleesquicha
nousesquichâmes
vousesquichâtes
ils/ellesesquichèrent

Future

jeesquicherai
tuesquicheras
il/elleesquichera
nousesquicherons
vousesquicherez
ils/ellesesquicheront

Conditional

jeesquicherais
tuesquicherais
il/elleesquicherait
nousesquicherions
vousesquicheriez
ils/ellesesquicheraient

Subjunctive

jeesquiche
tuesquiches
il/elleesquiche
nousesquichions
vousesquichiez
ils/ellesesquichent

Subjunctive (imperfect)

jeesquichasse
tuesquichasses
il/elleesquichât
nousesquichassions
vousesquichassiez
ils/ellesesquichassent

Imperative

tuesquiche
nousesquichons
vousesquichez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

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

Plus-que-parfait

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

Passé antérieur

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

Futur antérieur

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

Conditionnel passé

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

Subjonctif passé

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

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

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

Impératif passé

tuaie esquiché
nousayons esquiché
vousayez esquiché

Other

Present participle

esquichant

Past participle

esquiché

Infinitive

esquicher

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Frequently asked questions

What does "esquicher" mean?

"esquicher" means "to squeeze".

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

The present of "esquicher" is: je esquiche, tu esquiches, il/elle esquiche, nous esquichons, vous esquichez, ils/elles esquichent.

What is the Passé composé of "esquicher"?

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

What is the Imperative of "esquicher"?

The imperative of "esquicher" is: tu esquiche, nous esquichons, vous esquichez.