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cirer

to polish, to wax, to give a damn about

s i . ʁ e
cir wax + er Infinitive
verb Rare #38,819
to polish, to wax For floors and furniture, it means to apply wax; for shoes, it means to polish them.
FR: Je vais cirer mes chaussures avant de sortir.
EN: I'm going to polish my shoes before going out.
to give a damn about Used in the colloquial expression en avoir à cirer, often in a negative sentence; the expression is vulgar.
FR: Je n'en ai rien à cirer de son avis.
EN: I don't give a damn about his opinion.
Conjugation of cirer
cirer
Past
ciré
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First cire —
Third cire —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First cire —
Third cire —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second cire —

Nous devons cirer les meubles polonais.

We need to polish the furniture.

J'ai fait cirer mes chaussures.

I had my shoes polished.

Tu devrais cirer tes chaussures avant d'aller à la soirée.

You should polish your shoes before going to the party.

Aligner ses chaussures et les cirer avec soin.

Align your shoes and polish them carefully.

Aligner toutes ses chaussures et les cirer avec soin.

Line up all your shoes and polish them carefully.

— Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)

Il voulait cirer ses chaussures.

He wanted to polish his shoes.

Qu'est-ce que t'en as à cirer ?

What do you care?

— La Famille Tenenbaum (2001)

Mets tes patins, je viens de cirer le parquet.

Put on your skates, I just waxed the floor.

Sounds similar to

tirer t i . ʁ e tiré t i . ʁ e signer s i . ɲ e virer v i . ʁ e serré s e . ʁ e serrez s ɛ . ʁ e direz d i . ʁ e serrer s ɛ . ʁ e cité s i . t e serez s ə . ʁ e ciné s i . n e serrés s ɛ . ʁ e citer s i . t e serrée s ɛ . ʁ e sirop s i . ʁ o scierie s i . ʁ i citez s i . t e serrées s ɛ . ʁ e