| métonymie |
| 1. n-f. metonymy (figure of speech) | |
| ne |
| 1. part. (literary) not (used alone to negate a verb; now chiefly with only a few particular verbs: see usage notes) | |
| 2. part. not, no (used before a verb, with a coordinating negative element usually following; see Usage Notes, below) | |
| 3. part. (Used in a subordinate clause before a subjunctive verb (especially when the main verb expresses doubt or fear), to provide extra overtones of doubt or uncertainty (but not negating its verb); the so- | |
| 4. part. In comparative clauses usually translated with the positive sense of the subsequent negative | |
| Apprendre le français est plus facile qu'on ne pense. - Learning French is easier than you (might) think. | |
| importe |
| 1. v. first-person singular present of importer | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present of importer | |
| 3. v. second-person singular imperative of importer | |
| importer |
| 1. v. to import | |
| 2. v. (indtr, à) to matter, to be relevant, important (to someone) | |
| En quoi cela m'importe-t-il ? | |
| Que vous importe ? | |
| Il m'importe peu de savoir s'il a réussi. | |
| Ses résultats importaient peu à ses parents. | |
| quel |
| 1. det. which | |
| Quel mec a volé mon pantalon? - Which guy stole my pants? | |
| Des psychologues ont essayé d'analyser quels traits physiques étaient considérés comme attirants. - Psychologists have tried to analyse which physical traits are considered attractive | |
| 2. det. (exclamative) what | |
| Quelle catastrophe! - What a catastrophe! | |
| 3. pron. (interrogative) what | |
| Quel est son nom? - What is his name? | |
| carburant |
| 1. n-m. fuel (to power machines) | |
| 2. Participle. present participle of carburer | |
| carburer |
| 1. v. to carburet | |
| 2. v. (slang) of a motor to run well | |
| 3. v. (slang) to run on, live on (to use a substance to work, to get on) | |
| Il carbure au café. | |
| 4. v. (chemistry) to introduce carbon into a metal | |
| 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. | |
| une |
| 1. num. feminine singular of un | |
| 2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article) | |
| 3. n-f. front page (of a publication) | |
| Voiture |
| 1. Proper noun. Voiture: ellipsis of astroïde Voiture | |
| 2. n-f. car (motorized vehicle) | |
| 3. n-f. (historical) car (wheeled vehicle usually pulled by a horse) | |
| 4. n-f. car (wagon) | |
| voiturer |
| 1. v. to transport | |
| 2. v. to drive, chauffeur (transport by vehicle) | |
