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au compte-gouttes |
1. adv. in dribs and drabs |
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French > French |
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au compte-gouttes |
1. v. (Figuré) En petites quantités. |
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Analysis |
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au |
1. contraction. contraction of à le |
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Il étudie la musique au conservatoire. - He studies music at the conservatory. |
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à |
1. Notes. In Canada, à and a are not homophones, à a, a ɑː. |
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2. prep. to (destination) |
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aller au bout - go to the end / go all the way |
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Je vais à Paris. - I am going to Paris. |
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3. prep. to (until) |
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le |
1. art. the (definite article) |
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Le lait du matin. - The milk of the morning. |
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2. art. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English. |
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L'amour est aveugle. - Love is blind. |
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3. art. (before parts of the body) the; my, your, etc. |
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compte |
1. n-m. account (bank or user account) |
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2. n-m. count (the action of counting) |
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3. v. first-person singular present of compter |
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4. v. third-person singular present of compter |
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5. v. second-person singular imperative of compter |
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compter |
1. v. to count |
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2. v. to reckon, allow |
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Pour se rendre jusque là, il faut compter deux bonnes heures. - To get there, it takes two good hours. |
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3. v. to include; to comprise, to consist of |
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Je ne l'ai pas comptée dans le calcul. - I did not include it in the calculation. |
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gouttes |
1. n. plural of goutte |
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goutter |
1. v. to drip (to fall one drop at a time) |
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goutte |
1. n-f. droplet |
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2. n-f. (heraldry) goutte |
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3. n-f. gout (disease) |
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4. n-f. (regional) rivulet; brook |
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5. n-f. (slang) eau de vie |
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