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berner

/bɛʁ.ne/ verb C2
  1. to trick, to fool, to take in, to run circles around, to hoodwink (transitive) · Il s'est fait complètement berner. He was completely taken in.
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Verb forms

Infinitive
berner
Present participle
bernant
Past participle
berné
Present (je)
berne
Future (je)
bernerai
Passé composé (je)
ai berné

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« Abaissez la flamme à mi-mât, mettez le pavillon en berne, croisez les vergues !
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 6 · C1

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