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oser

oser
to dare
From Lesson 210:The past conditional tense·French

Usages of oser

L'architecte aurait osé le poursuivre.
The architect would have dared to pursue it.
J'aurais osé le faire autrement pour changer de vie.
I would have dared to do it differently to change my life.
Elle n'ose déclamer ce poème lyrique devant le public.
She does not dare declaim this lyrical poem in front of the audience.
Il n'ose y ajouter cette nouvelle strophe.
He does not dare add this new stanza to it.
Il n'ose écrire la métaphore dans la prose.
He dares not write the metaphor in the prose.

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