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condamner

to condemn; to sentence (in court), to condemn (morally); to denounce, to doom; to make unavoidable (often with à)

k ɔ̃ . d a . n e
condamn to condemn; to sentence (in court) + er Infinitive
verb Rare #36,189
to condemn; to sentence (in court)
FR: Le procureur demande au juge de condamner l'accusé à deux ans de prison.
EN: The prosecutor asks the judge to sentence the defendant to two years in prison.
to condemn (morally); to denounce
FR: Beaucoup de citoyens veulent condamner la violence et les discours de haine.
EN: Many citizens want to condemn violence and hate speech.
to doom; to make unavoidable (often with à) Often used with "condamner à" (to doom someone/something to).
FR: Ignorer ce problème, c'est condamner le projet à l'échec.
EN: Ignoring this problem is to doom the project to failure.
Conjugation of condamner
Past
condamné
condamner
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First condamne —
Third condamne —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First condamne —
Third condamne —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second condamne —

Ici, seuls les faits peuvent vous condamner ou vous sauver.

Here, only the facts can condemn you or save you.

— Reconnu coupable (2026)

Le nourrir pourrait condamner quelqu'un.

Feeding him could condemn someone.

— La Plateforme (2019)

C'est triste, pour une mère, de condamner son fils.

It’s sad for a mother to condemn her son.

— Psychose (1960)

Condamner.

Condemn.

— Aucun autre choix (2025)

Alors vous devez aussi condamner ceux qui ont élu ce monstre.

Then you must also condemn those who elected this monster.

— Il est de retour (2015)

On peut aussi vous condamner pour kidnapping.

You can also be convicted of kidnapping.

— Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Condamner !

Condemn !

— Bouge pas, meurs, ressuscite (1990)