| foresterie |
| 1. n-f. (Canada) forestry | |
| scie |
| 1. n-f. saw (tool) | |
| 2. n-f. (slang) cliché | |
| scier |
| 1. v. to saw, to cut with a saw | |
| mécanique |
| 1. adj. mechanical | |
| 2. adj. mechanic | |
| 3. n-f. mechanics (the science) | |
| 4. n-f. mechanics (the area of study) | |
| portative |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of portatif | |
| portatif |
| 1. adj. portable | |
| utilisée |
| 1. Participle. feminine singular of utilisé | |
| utiliser |
| 1. v. to use, to utilize | |
| Si tu veux l'utiliser, demande d'abord - If you want to use it, ask first | |
| pour |
| 1. prep. for (meant for, intended for) (followed by a noun or pronoun) | |
| J'ai un cadeau pour toi. - I've got a gift for you. | |
| 2. prep. for (in support of) | |
| Pourquoi voter pour lui ? - Why did you vote for him? | |
| 3. prep. for (as a consequence for) | |
| Il faut le punir pour ses crimes. - He must be punished for his crimes. | |
| 4. prep. for (an intended destination) | |
| Sébastien est parti pour Londres. - Sébastien left for London. | |
| 5. prep. to (to bring about an intended result) (followed by a verb in the infinitive) | |
| Je veux chanter pour te faire revenir. - I want to sing to make you come back. | |
| 6. prep. for, to (according to) | |
| Pour moi, ce film est trop irréaliste. - For me, this film is too unrealistic. | |
| élaguer |
| 1. v. to prune (trim a tree or shrub) | |
| les |
| 1. art. plural of le: the | |
| 2. art. plural of la: the | |
| 3. pron. plural of le: them | |
| 4. pron. plural of la: them | |
| arbres |
| 1. n. plural of arbre | |
| arbre |
| 1. n-m. tree (plant, diagram, anything in the form of a tree) | |
| 2. n-m. axle | |
| 3. n-m. (mechanics) drive shaft | |
| et |
| 1. conj. and | |
| les |
| 1. art. plural of le: the | |
| 2. art. plural of la: the | |
| 3. pron. plural of le: them | |
| 4. pron. plural of la: them | |
| débiter |
| 1. v. to sell continuously | |
| 2. v. to turn out, produce (continuously) | |
| 3. v. to recite, deliver | |
| 4. v. to reel off, rattle off | |
| 5. v. (singing) to sing quickly and in a lively manner | |
| 6. v. to spread | |
| 7. v. to cut, cut out (into a desired shape) | |
| 8. v. to chop (up), cut up (especially for firewood) | |
| 9. v. to debit | |
| munie |
| 1. Participle. feminine singular of muni | |
| de |
| 1. prep. of (expresses belonging) | |
| Paris est la capitale de la France. - Paris is the capital of France. | |
| 2. prep. of (used to express property or association) | |
| Œuvres de Fermat - Fermat’s Works | |
| Elle est la femme de mon ami. - She is my friend’s wife. | |
| le voisin de Gabriel - Gabriel's neighbor | |
| 3. prep. from (used to indicate origin) | |
| Elle vient de France. - She comes from France. | |
| Êtes-vous de Suisse ? - Are you from Switzerland? | |
| Ce fromage vient d’Espagne. - This cheese is from Spain. | |
| C’est de l’ouest de la France. - It’s from the west of France. | |
| Le train va de Paris à Bordeaux. - The train goes from Paris to Bordeaux. | |
| 4. prep. of (indicates an amount) | |
| 5 kilos de pommes. - 5 kilograms of apples. | |
| Un verre de vin - A glass of wine | |
| Une portion de frites - A portion of fries | |
| 5. prep. used attributively, often translated into English as a compound word | |
| Un jus de pomme - Apple juice | |
| Un verre de vin - A glass of wine | |
| Une boîte de nuit - A nightclub | |
| Un chien de garde - A guarddog | |
| Une voiture de sport - A sportscar | |
| Un stade de football - A football stadium | |
| 6. prep. from (used to indicate the start of a time or range) | |
| De 9:00 à 11:00 je ne serai pas libre. - From 9 to 11 I won’t be free. | |
| Je travaille de huit heures à midi. - I work from 8 o'clock to noon. | |
| un groupe de cinq à huit personnes - a group of from five to eight people | |
| 7. prep. used after certain verbs before an infinitive, often translated into English as a gerund or an infinitive | |
| J’ai arrêté de fumer. - I stopped smoking. | |
| Il continue de m’embêter. - He keeps annoying me. | |
| Elle m’a dit de venir. - She told me to come. | |
| Nous vous exhortons de venir. - We urge you to come. | |
| 8. prep. by (indicates the amount of change) | |
| Boire trois tasses par jour réduirait de 20 % les risques de contracter une maladie. - Drinking three cups a day would reduce the risks of catching an illness by 20%. | |
| 9. art. Used in the plural with prepositioned adjectives. | |
| Ce sont de bons enfants. - They are good children. | |
| Il y a d’autres exemples. - There are other examples. | |
| 10. art. Used in negated sentences with the grammatical object. | |
| Elle n’a pas de mère. - She doesn’t have a mother. | |
| Il ne mange pas de viande. - He doesn’t eat meat. | |
| Il n’y a pas de problèmes. - There are no problems. | |
| 11. n-f. abbreviation of dame | |
| une |
| 1. num. feminine singular of un | |
| 2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article) | |
| 3. n-f. front page (of a publication) | |
| chaîne |
| 1. n-f. chain | |
| La chaîne est trop courte, nous n'y arriverons pas. - The chain is too short, we aren't reaching it. | |
| 2. n-f. (TV) channel | |
| Pouvez-vous changer de chaîne, s'il vous plaît? - Can you change the channel, please? | |
| 3. n-f. (textiles) warp | |
| 4. n-f. (music) hi-fi or stereo system | |
| 5. n-f. (computer science) character string | |
| 6. v. first-person singular present of chaîner | |
| 7. v. third-person singular present of chaîner | |
| 8. v. second-person singular imperative of chaîner | |
| chaîner |
| 1. v. to chain | |
| équipée |
| 1. Participle. feminine singular of équipé | |
| 2. n-f. (obsolete) going out with a crew or team, a venture, voyage | |
| 3. n-f. a rash, reckless or foolhardy affair, adventure or business; an escapade | |
| équiper |
| 1. v. to supply | |
| 2. v. to equip | |
| de |
| 1. prep. of (expresses belonging) | |
| Paris est la capitale de la France. - Paris is the capital of France. | |
| 2. prep. of (used to express property or association) | |
| Œuvres de Fermat - Fermat’s Works | |
| Elle est la femme de mon ami. - She is my friend’s wife. | |
| le voisin de Gabriel - Gabriel's neighbor | |
| 3. prep. from (used to indicate origin) | |
| Elle vient de France. - She comes from France. | |
| Êtes-vous de Suisse ? - Are you from Switzerland? | |
| Ce fromage vient d’Espagne. - This cheese is from Spain. | |
| C’est de l’ouest de la France. - It’s from the west of France. | |
| Le train va de Paris à Bordeaux. - The train goes from Paris to Bordeaux. | |
| 4. prep. of (indicates an amount) | |
| 5 kilos de pommes. - 5 kilograms of apples. | |
| Un verre de vin - A glass of wine | |
| Une portion de frites - A portion of fries | |
| 5. prep. used attributively, often translated into English as a compound word | |
| Un jus de pomme - Apple juice | |
| Un verre de vin - A glass of wine | |
| Une boîte de nuit - A nightclub | |
| Un chien de garde - A guarddog | |
| Une voiture de sport - A sportscar | |
| Un stade de football - A football stadium | |
| 6. prep. from (used to indicate the start of a time or range) | |
| De 9:00 à 11:00 je ne serai pas libre. - From 9 to 11 I won’t be free. | |
| Je travaille de huit heures à midi. - I work from 8 o'clock to noon. | |
| un groupe de cinq à huit personnes - a group of from five to eight people | |
| 7. prep. used after certain verbs before an infinitive, often translated into English as a gerund or an infinitive | |
| J’ai arrêté de fumer. - I stopped smoking. | |
| Il continue de m’embêter. - He keeps annoying me. | |
| Elle m’a dit de venir. - She told me to come. | |
| Nous vous exhortons de venir. - We urge you to come. | |
| 8. prep. by (indicates the amount of change) | |
| Boire trois tasses par jour réduirait de 20 % les risques de contracter une maladie. - Drinking three cups a day would reduce the risks of catching an illness by 20%. | |
| 9. art. Used in the plural with prepositioned adjectives. | |
| Ce sont de bons enfants. - They are good children. | |
| Il y a d’autres exemples. - There are other examples. | |
| 10. art. Used in negated sentences with the grammatical object. | |
| Elle n’a pas de mère. - She doesn’t have a mother. | |
| Il ne mange pas de viande. - He doesn’t eat meat. | |
| Il n’y a pas de problèmes. - There are no problems. | |
| 11. n-f. abbreviation of dame | |
| couteaux |
| 1. n. plural of couteau | |
| couteau |
| 1. n-m. knife | |
| et |
| 1. conj. and | |
| entraînée |
| 1. Participle. feminine singular of entraîné | |
| entraîner |
| 1. v. to coach, to train | |
| 2. v. to carry, pull, drive | |
| Cette enquête nous entraînera trop loin. - This inquiry will carry us too far. | |
| 3. v. to drag (along) | |
| Il m'entraînait au ciné. - He dragged me along to the movies. | |
| 4. v. to bring about, lead to, involve | |
| La panne entraînait un remplacement. - The breakdown led to replacement. | |
| 5. v. to exercise, to train | |
| par |
| 1. prep. through | |
| par la fenêtre - through the window | |
| aller par le parc - go through the park | |
| 2. prep. by (used to introduce a means; used to introduce an agent in a passive construction)) | |
| voyager par train - travel by train | |
| par surprise - by surprise | |
| le bateau est attaqué par des pirates. - the boat is being attacked by pirates. | |
| 3. prep. over (used to express direction) | |
| Viens par ici ! - Come over here! | |
| 4. prep. from (used to describe the origin of something, especially a view or movement) | |
| voir par devant - see from the back | |
| le liquide est arrivé par le robinet - the liquid arrived from the tap | |
| 5. prep. around, round (inside of) | |
| par tout le cinéma - all around the cinema | |
| 6. prep. on (situated on, used in certain phrases) | |
| par terre - on the ground | |
| 7. prep. on, at, in (used to denote a time when something occurs) | |
| par un beau jour - on a nice day | |
| par un soir - in one evening | |
| 8. prep. in | |
| marcher par deux - walk in twos | |
| 9. prep. per, a, an | |
| trois fois par semaine - three times a week | |
| 10. prep. out of (used to describe the reason for something) | |
| par pure colère - out of pure anger | |
| par tristesse - out of sadness | |
| 11. prep. for | |
| 12. n-m. (golf) par | |
| un |
| 1. art. an, a | |
| 2. num. number box, fr | |
| 3. num. one | |
| 4. pron. one, someone | |
| 5. n-m. one (the number or figure) | |
| moteur |
| 1. n-m. motor, engine (datedef, from 1744) | |
| moteur Diesel - Diesel motor | |
| 2. n-m. (computing) engine | |
| moteur de recherche - search engine | |
| 3. n-m. (philosophy) mover; one who causes a movement datedef, from 1377 | |
| Selon Aristote, Dieu est le moteur non mû. - According to Aristotle, God is the unmoved mover. | |
| 4. n-m. (figuratively) driving force | |
| 5. adj. motive, driving (datedef, from 1558) | |
| thermique |
| 1. adj. thermic, thermal (datedef, from 1847) | |
| moteur thermique |
| 1. n-m. combustion engine | |
| ou |
| 1. conj. or | |
| 2. conj. either...or | |
| Ou il est fou ou il est bête. - Either he's mad or he's stupid. | |
| électrique |
| 1. adj. electric, electrical | |
