photocopier

English

Etymology

photocopy +‎ -er

Noun

photocopier (plural photocopiers)

  1. A machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates.
    • 1998 December 18, Peter Margasak, “Punk Planet's New Atmosphere”, in Chicago Reader‎:
      Now the chintzy nameplate is all that distinguishes his work space from those of the photocopier repairperson, diet food company, and kitchen designer down the hall.

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French

Etymology

From photo- +‎ copier.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɔ.to.kɔ.pje/
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Verb

photocopier

  1. (transitive) to photocopy

Conjugation
Conjugation of photocopier (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple photocopier
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple photocopiant
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pjɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle photocopié
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pje/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present photocopie
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pi/		 photocopies
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pi/		 photocopie
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pi/		 photocopions
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pjɔ̃/		 photocopiez
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pje/		 photocopient
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pi/
imperfect photocopiais
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pjɛ/		 photocopiais
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pjɛ/		 photocopiait
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pjɛ/		 photocopiions
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pi.jɔ̃/		 photocopiiez
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pi.je/		 photocopiaient
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pjɛ/
past historic2 photocopiai
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pje/		 photocopias
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pja/		 photocopia
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pja/		 photocopiâmes
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pjam/		 photocopiâtes
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pjat/		 photocopièrent
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pjɛʁ/
future photocopierai
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pi.ʁe/		 photocopieras
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pi.ʁa/		 photocopiera
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pi.ʁa/		 photocopierons
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pi.ʁɔ̃/		 photocopierez
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pi.ʁe/		 photocopieront
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pi.ʁɔ̃/
conditional photocopierais
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pi.ʁɛ/		 photocopierais
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pi.ʁɛ/		 photocopierait
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pi.ʁɛ/		 photocopierions
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pi.ʁjɔ̃/		 photocopieriez
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pi.ʁje/		 photocopieraient
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pi.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present photocopie
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pi/		 photocopies
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pi/		 photocopie
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pi/		 photocopiions
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pi.jɔ̃/		 photocopiiez
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pi.je/		 photocopient
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pi/
imperfect2 photocopiasse
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pjas/		 photocopiasses
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pjas/		 photocopiât
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pja/		 photocopiassions
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pja.sjɔ̃/		 photocopiassiez
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pja.sje/		 photocopiassent
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pjas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — photocopie
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pi/		 — photocopions
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pjɔ̃/		 photocopiez
/fɔ.to.kɔ.pje/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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