j'imite

imitates, copies

→ imiter
imit imitate, mimic + e je/il/elle present or subjunctive; tu command
verb · 1st-person singular, present tense / 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #29,597
imitates, copies
FR: Elle imite sa sœur.
EN: She imitates her sister.
Conjugation of imiter
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First imite —
Third imite —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First imite —
Third imite —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second imite —

Imite celle de ta mère.

Imitate your mother's.

— Les Quatre Cents Coups (1959)

Il imite la fanfare.

He imitates the marching band.

— Serie Noire (1979)

Il imite un moteur.

He is imitating an engine.

— Serie Noire (1979)

Imite juste ce qu'il fait.

Just imitate what he does.

La vie imite l'art.

Life imitates art.

Il imite un moteur de voiture.

He's imitating a car engine.

— Taxi (1998)

La vie imite l'art plus souvent que l'inverse.

Life imitates art more often than the other way around.

Il m'imite.

He imitates me.

— A Taxi Driver (2017)

Il imite sir Reginald.

He imitates Sir Reginald.

— La Grande Vadrouille (1966)

Il imite un singe.

He imitates a monkey.

Il imite une fanfare militaire.

He imitates a military marching band.

— Serie Noire (1979)

Il l'imite.

He imitates him.

— The Little Sister (2025)

Il imite son père.

He imitates his father.

— Secret Sunshine (2007)