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lorraine
1. adj. feminine singular of lorrain
petite
1. adj. feminine singular of petit
petit
1. adj. small
un petit verre de vin - a small glass of wine
2. adj. little
un petit garçon - a little boy
3. adj. petty
Certaines personnes sont vraiment petites à propos des plus petites choses. - Some people are really petty about the smallest things.
4. n-m. small one (anything that is small)
5. n-m. little one (anything that is little)
6. n-m. little one; child (of humans or other animals)
7. n-m. the young (of a species)
Le petit du lapin s'appelle le "lapereau".
blancheur
1. n-f. whiteness
qui
1. pron. (interrogative) who, whom
Tu as vu qui ? - Who have you seen?
Je ne sais pas qui vous êtes. - I don't know who you are.
2. pron. (relative) who, whom (after a preposition), which, that
La personne qui parle connait bien son sujet. - The person who speaks knows his/her subject well.
Cette voiture bleue qui passe me plait beaucoup. - This blue car which is passing I like a lot.
J’aime les chiens qui sont calmes. - I like dogs that are quiet.
Un homme à qui j’ai parlé. - A man to whom I spoke/have spoken.
Si lugubre que fût l’appartement, c’était un paradis pour qui revenait du lycée. - Gloomy as the apartment was, it was still a paradise for those who came back from school.
Rira bien qui rira le dernier. - Who laughs last laughs well.
3. conj. (Louisiana French, Cajun French) if
Qui elle en a, ça va faire. - If she has any, that will do.
apparaît
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of apparaître
apparaître
1. v. to appear (become visible)
Dans la nuit, il vit un spectre apparaître. - In the night, he saw a specter appear.
2. v. (video games) to spawn
sur
1. prep. on, upon
2. prep. on top of
3. prep. from on top of
4. prep. above
5. prep. out of
sept sur dix - seven out of ten
6. prep. in the case of
7. prep. about, concerning
8. prep. (informal, France) in (a place)
sur Paris - in Paris
9. adj. sour
la
1. art. the (definite article)
2. pron. her, it (direct object)
Où est Judith ? Je ne la vois pas. - Where is Judith? I don't see her.
Prends cette boîte et mets-la dans le coin. - Take that box and put it in the corner.
3. n-m. (music) la, the note 'A'
peau
1. n-f. skin of a person or animal
2. n-f. hide, fur
3. n-f. skin (protective outer layer of a plant or fruit)
4. n-f. pellicule formed on top of certain prepared foods
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
certains
1. adj. plural of certain
2. pron. plural of certain: some, some people
certain
1. adj. certain, for certain, indubitably
2. adj. certain (of indefinite, unknown or simply unmentioned identity, quality or quantity) (prepositive to the noun it modifies, and usually preceded by an indefinite article)
un certain nombre de - a certain number of
une certaine femme - a certain woman
3. adj. certain (sure, positive) (postpositive to the modified noun)
une victoire certaine - a sure victory
Il est certain qu'il viendra. - It is certain that he will arrive.
4. adj. certain (fixed, determined)
5. adj. certain (specified, particular)
6. n-m. certain; certainty
7. det. certain: a determined but unspecified amount of ; some
Certaines personnes vont aller. - Some people are going.
fruits
1. n. plural of fruit
fruit
1. n-m. fruit
Mirabelle
1. Proper noun. a female given name
2. n-f. mirabelle plum
quetsche
1. n-f. damson (plum)
raisin
1. n-m. grape
2. n-m. a size of paper (having such a watermark)
3. n-m. a bright red lipstick
etc

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