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j'accouche

gives birth, delivers (a baby)

→ accoucher
accouch to give birth + e je/il present or subjunctive; tu command
verb · 1st-person singular, present tense / 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #30,291
gives birth The usual meaning is intransitive: the person giving birth is the subject.
FR: Elle accouche à l'hôpital.
EN: She gives birth at the hospital.
delivers (a baby) Used transitively, usually of someone assisting with the birth.
FR: Le médecin accouche la patiente.
EN: The doctor delivers the baby for the patient.
Conjugation of accoucher
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First accouche —
Third accouche —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First accouche —
Third accouche —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second accouche —

Ma femme accouche !

My wife is giving birth!

— A Pain in the Ass (1973)

Vas-y, Antonio, accouche.

Go ahead, Antonio, give birth.

— Carandiru (2003)

Surtout si elle accouche dans la voiture !

Especially if she gives birth in the car!

— A Pain in the Ass (1973)

Accouche.

Give birth.

— Il est de retour (2015)

Ma femme accouche.

My wife is giving birth.

— Séquences et conséquences (2000)

Accouche !

Give birth!

— The Mask (1994)

Il se plie aux exigences et accouche la fille.

He complies with the demands and delivers the girl.

Ta femme accouche, alors ?

So your wife is giving birth?

— Séquences et conséquences (2000)

"Si tu veux me parler, accouche !"

If you want to talk to me, spit it out!

— Yi Yi (2000)

Peut-être qu'elle accouche.

Maybe she's giving birth.

— Salyut-7 (2017)

Elle accouche quand ?

When is she due to give birth?

— Roma (2018)

Moi, je me suis senti malade jusqu'à ce que j'accouche.

I felt sick right up until I gave birth.

— La petite Véra (1988)

Alors, accouche !

So, out with it!

— La Main de Dieu (2021)