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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POUSSETTE

From French, from pousser to push.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF POUSSETTE

poussette  [puːˈsɛt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POUSSETTE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Poussette is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb poussette in English.

WHAT DOES POUSSETTE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of poussette in the English dictionary

The definition of poussette in the dictionary is a figure in country dancing in which couples hold hands and move up or down the set to change positions. Other definition of poussette is to perform such a figure.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO POUSSETTE

PRESENT

Present
I poussette
you poussette
he/she/it poussettes
we poussette
you poussette
they poussette
Present continuous
I am poussetting
you are poussetting
he/she/it is poussetting
we are poussetting
you are poussetting
they are poussetting
Present perfect
I have poussetted
you have poussetted
he/she/it has poussetted
we have poussetted
you have poussetted
they have poussetted
Present perfect continuous
I have been poussetting
you have been poussetting
he/she/it has been poussetting
we have been poussetting
you have been poussetting
they have been poussetting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I poussetted
you poussetted
he/she/it poussetted
we poussetted
you poussetted
they poussetted
Past continuous
I was poussetting
you were poussetting
he/she/it was poussetting
we were poussetting
you were poussetting
they were poussetting
Past perfect
I had poussetted
you had poussetted
he/she/it had poussetted
we had poussetted
you had poussetted
they had poussetted
Past perfect continuous
I had been poussetting
you had been poussetting
he/she/it had been poussetting
we had been poussetting
you had been poussetting
they had been poussetting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will poussette
you will poussette
he/she/it will poussette
we will poussette
you will poussette
they will poussette
Future continuous
I will be poussetting
you will be poussetting
he/she/it will be poussetting
we will be poussetting
you will be poussetting
they will be poussetting
Future perfect
I will have poussetted
you will have poussetted
he/she/it will have poussetted
we will have poussetted
you will have poussetted
they will have poussetted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been poussetting
you will have been poussetting
he/she/it will have been poussetting
we will have been poussetting
you will have been poussetting
they will have been poussetting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would poussette
you would poussette
he/she/it would poussette
we would poussette
you would poussette
they would poussette
Conditional continuous
I would be poussetting
you would be poussetting
he/she/it would be poussetting
we would be poussetting
you would be poussetting
they would be poussetting
Conditional perfect
I would have poussette
you would have poussette
he/she/it would have poussette
we would have poussette
you would have poussette
they would have poussette
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been poussetting
you would have been poussetting
he/she/it would have been poussetting
we would have been poussetting
you would have been poussetting
they would have been poussetting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you poussette
we let´s poussette
you poussette
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to poussette
Past participle
poussetted
Present Participle
poussetting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POUSSETTE


beset
bɪˈsɛt
cassette
kæˈsɛt
crossette
krɒˈsɛt
dancette
dɑːnˈsɛt
fossette
fɒˈsɛt
heavy-set
ˌhɛvɪˈsɛt
inset
ɪnˈsɛt
microcassette
ˈmaɪkrəʊkəˈsɛt
minicassette
ˌmɪnɪkəˈsɛt
misset
ˌmɪsˈsɛt
overset
ˌəʊvəˈsɛt
preset
prɪˈsɛt
reset
riːˈsɛt
thickset
ˌθɪkˈsɛt
unset
ʌnˈsɛt
upset
ʌpˈsɛt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POUSSETTE

pourable
pourboire
pourer
pourie
pouring
pouringly
pourparler
pourpoint
pourtrahed
pourtraict
pousowdie
poussin
pout
poutassou
pouter
poutful
poutine
pouting
poutingly
pouty

WORDS THAT END LIKE POUSSETTE

amusette
anisette
audio-cassette
brunette
chemisette
cigarette
digital compact cassette
dinette
etiquette
frisette
gazette
grisette
marquisette
musette
noisette
radio cassette
rosette
roussette
silhouette
video cassette

Synonyms and antonyms of poussette in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «poussette» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POUSSETTE

Find out the translation of poussette to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of poussette from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «poussette» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

poussette
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

poussette
570 millions of speakers

English

poussette
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

poussette
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

poussette
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Poussette
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

poussette
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

poussette
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

poussette
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Poussette
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

poussette
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

poussette
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

poussette
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Poussette
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

poussette
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

poussette
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पझसेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

POUSSETTE
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

poussette
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poussette
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Poussette
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

poussette
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

poussette
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Poussette
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

poussette
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Poussette
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of poussette

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POUSSETTE»

The term «poussette» is quite widely used and occupies the 41.305 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POUSSETTE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «poussette» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «poussette» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about poussette

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POUSSETTE»

Discover the use of poussette in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to poussette and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Indian empire as a market for Canadian products
Canada. Dept. of Trade and Commerce, Henry Rivington Poussette. DOCUMENTS DEPT. B 3 113 ndian Empire as a Market for Canadian Products BY H. R. POUSSETTE Director, Commercial Intelligence Service PRICE OUTSIDE CANADA, ...
Canada. Dept. of Trade and Commerce, Henry Rivington Poussette, 1922
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Santa Barbara
From her earliest recollection she had belonged to the same human being ; and this person, whatever he might be to others, was good to her, even though he had called her by such a naughty slang name as Poussette. His heart was tender  ...
Ouida, 2008
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Concise English Dictionary
[Fr., push-coffee.] poussette/>«ff-ef\n. a figure in country -dancing in which couples hold both hands and move up or down the set, changing places with the next couple. — v.i. to perform a poussette. [Fr., dim. of pousse, push.] pousowdie. Set.
G. (Ed ). Davidson, 2007
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The Moral Judgment Of The Child
a jerk of the thumb, the marble being placed against the thumb-nail and kept in place by the first finger ; “ Roulette ” (Engl, “bowling ”) which consists simply in rolling your marble along the ground, and “ Poussette " (Engl., “ hunching ”) which ...
Piaget, Jean, 2013
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A Guide to the Ball Room, containing a selection of the most ...
Poussette at t0p. "~10" Kinlock. (24 Bars.) Chain figure of four...Down the middle, up again...Poussette at t0p. ' Captain Wyke. (24 Bars.) Right and lett...Down the middle, up again...Poussette at top. Lord Gathcart. (24 Bars.) Whole figure at top.
R. HILL (F.S.), 1830
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The Metropolitan
They then assumed two turns like the fans of a windmill, and then the whole body of Mr. Pickwick rushed forward towards me in an agony of despair, and said, " Poussette, my dear Winkle, poussette." I could not resist; I gave him my two ...
‎1838
7
Contemporary Sub-Saharan Theater in French and the ...
Tu vas grimper dans la poussette. (Le reporter grimpe dans la poussette et se couvre avec le grand drap qui cache en même temps la poussette. Il fait quelques essais pour faire mouvoir l'engin, hésite, mais, très vite, tout roule à merveille) Le ...
Christophe Konkobo, 2006
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Le Niveau de la Mer
Il fit faire à la poussette un brusque virage du côté de la mer, en dérapant sur le sable humide et courut sur l'animal en marmonnant — mais il crut qu'il criait — : « Qu'est-ce qui te prend, espèce de pigeon ? Pourquoi ne t'envoles-tu pas ?
Pierre Mertens, 1970
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The Metropolitan Magazine
They then assumed two turns like the fans of a windmill, and then the whole body of Mr. Pickwick rushed forward towards me in an agony of despair, and said, " Poussette, my dear Winkle, poussette." I could not resist ; I gave him my two ...
‎1838
10
Folk-lore of the Antilles, French and English ...
'tit poussette (bonnet blanc, bonnet wouge)1 Té tini un manman qui té tini sept garçons. Mama la té malheureuse. Arrivé des moments i pas té tini arien pou' té ba yo mangé. Un jour soir li dit à papa yo allé pe'de yo en bois. Le lendemain ...
Elsie Worthington Clews Parsons, 1936

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POUSSETTE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term poussette is used in the context of the following news items.
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Des bébés rappent pour la Croix Rouge
Baignoires en or, bijoux à profusion ou encore poussette aux jantes démesurées, l'association donne le ton. L'agence Full6, en charge du ... «la Réclame, Jul 15»
2
Mort du rappeur Capo, tué dans une fusillade à Chicago
Ils ont en effet fauché une poussette alors que la mère avait tenté de mettre son bébé en sécurité sur le trottoir. Le petit garçon, âgé de 13 mois, ... «Staragora, Jul 15»
3
Mère d'une enfant handicapée plongée dans l'incertitude : la Ville …
Sofianne, tu vois, elle a une poussette adaptée. C'est un équipement qui est très très lourd. [Donc], éventuellement on parle d'un ascenseur qui ... «Radio-Canada, Jul 15»
4
Expulsée du taxi avec son bébé de cinq mois
Le chauffeur de l'entreprise Taxi Centrale a mis la poussette dans la valise pendant qu'elle tentait de mettre un terme à l'appel de son amie. «Le Journal de Montréal, Jul 15»
5
Tenter une meilleure cohabitation entre juifs et non-juifs à Outremont
Depuis deux ans, la Foulée des parcs organisée par Outremont Famille offre un parcours de 2 kilomètres avec poussette et propose la marche ... «Métro Montréal, Jul 15»
6
'Strollercise' catching on with Caraquet moms
Blanchard started the "gym poussette" initiative last year for a handful of other mothers in Caraquet. Each woman pays $2 and brings her ... «CBC.ca, Jun 15»
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Charlotte Casiraghi: "C'est important de s'ouvrir au public"
À l'image de leur promenade le matin même à travers les venelles tropéziennes, à poussette, avec leur petit Raphaël. En quoi l'équitation est-il ... «Nice-Matin, Jun 15»
8
Deux étudiants gantois frappés avec une barre en métal
Le duo circulait à Gand avec une poussette, accompagné de la femme de l'un d'entre eux. Vers 15h00, l'un a donné un coup à un homme qui ... «lavenir.net, May 15»
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La cool attitude canadienne
A l'image des joggers qui courent avec leur poussette à trois roues, le chien attaché d'un côté, le thermos de café de l'autre. Pas cool. Rien. «L'Express, Apr 15»
10
Manage: un homme commet un cambriolage accompagné de son …
Un individu qui promenait son bébé de 2 mois dans une poussette a fracturé la porte arrière d'une habitation de Fayt-lez-Manage (Manage), ... «lavenir.net, Apr 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Poussette [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/poussette>. Apr 2024 ».
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