pondre

to lay (an egg), to churn out, to produce

p ɔ̃ d ʁ

pond to lay (an egg) + re again; back

verb Rare #46,258

to lay (an egg) Informal and often humorous when used about people writing or producing something.

FR: Cette poule peut pondre un œuf chaque jour.

EN: This hen can lay an egg every day.

to churn out, to produce Informal, often said critically about writing or creating something.

FR: Il doit pondre un article avant ce soir.

EN: He has to churn out an article before tonight.

Conjugation of pondre

Indicative present

	Singular	Plural
Third	pond	—

pondre

Past

Does it know how to lay eggs?

— Le Patient anglais (1996)

She’s going to lay an egg.

— Alien, la résurrection (1997)

Don't talk to me about extra warheads. I'm not going to whip them up for you.

— The Wandering Earth 2 (2023)

Maybe the chicken can lay an egg here.

— L'Histoire sans fin (1984)

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