je rampe

crawl, crawls, grovel, grovels, ramp

ʁ ɑ̃ p → ramper
ramp to crawl + e je/il/elle present-tense conjugation
verb · 1st-person singular, present tense / 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #40,945
crawl, crawls Can be an imperative (“crawl”) or a present-tense form (“crawls”).
FR: Le bébé rampe sur le tapis.
EN: The baby crawls on the rug.
grovel, grovels Figurative; suggests behaving in a servile or humiliating way.
FR: Il rampe à ses pieds pour obtenir son pardon.
EN: He grovels at her feet to get her forgiveness.
Conjugation of ramper
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First rampe —
Third rampe —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First rampe —
Third rampe —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second rampe —

Rampe tout seul, je souffle un peu.

Crawl on your own; I'm catching my breath a bit.

— Quand passent les cigognes (1957)

La viande, elle rampe d'elle-même !

The meat is crawling on its own!

— Le Cuirassé Potemkine (1925)

Allez, rampe jusqu'à chez toi !

Come on, crawl home!

— La petite Véra (1988)

Qu'il rampe comme pour me servir !

Let him crawl as though he were serving me!

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Oui, rampe à ses pieds.

Yes, crawl at his feet.

— Pour l'éternité (2025)

Le bébé rampe.

The baby is crawling.

Il crie et rampe partout.

He screams and crawls all over the place.

— Comrades, Almost a Love Story (1996)

noun · feminine Rare #46,230
ramp A sloping surface used to move between different levels; it can also mean a handrail, depending on context.
FR: La rampe permet aux fauteuils roulants d’entrer dans le bâtiment.
EN: The ramp lets wheelchair users enter the building.
handrail, railing In this sense, it is something you hold on to for support.
FR: Tiens-toi à la rampe en descendant l’escalier.
EN: Hold on to the handrail as you go down the stairs.

Je veux que les parachutes soient remis à Amelia au bas de la rampe.

I want the parachutes handed to Amelia at the bottom of the ramp.

— Running Man (2025)

Fermeture de la rampe.

Ramp closure.

— Aliens, le retour (1986)

Tiens-toi fermement à la rampe.

Hold on to the railing firmly.

Une rampe !

A ramp!

— Independence Day (1996)

Il a besoin d'une rampe pour descendre du train avec son fauteuil roulant.

He needs a ramp to get off the train with his wheelchair.

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