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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