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No. 8,770 in French

berçons

"Berçons" means "let's cradle" or "let's rock" (as in rocking a baby).

In a sentence

  • Nous berçons un bébé pour l'endormir.

    We rock a baby to sleep.

    The word 'berçons' is used as the present tense, first-person plural conjugation of the verb 'bercer', meaning 'to rock' or 'to cradle'.

  • Berçons doucement l'enfant pour le calmer.

    Let's gently rock the child to calm them.

    Here, 'berçons' is used in the imperative mood, first-person plural, to suggest an action to be performed together, indicating 'Let us rock'.

  • Quand nous berçons le berceau, le bébé semble heureux.

    When we rock the cradle, the baby appears happy.

    In this sentence, 'berçons' again appears as present tense, first-person plural conjugation of 'bercer', implying the action of rocking the cradle.

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