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mathématiques
     1. adj. plural of mathématique
     2. n. mathematics
se
     1. pron. The third-person reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun.
     2. pron.          (to) himself
     3. pron.          (to) herself
     4. pron.          (to) oneself
     5. pron.          (to) itself
     6. pron.          (to) themselves
     7. pron.          (to) each other
     8. pron. (Louisiana) (The second-person plural reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun.)
           Je suis partie à la chasse et faut vous autres se comportes bien. - I'm going hunting and y'all need to behave yourselves.
dit
     1. Participle. past participle of dire
           Il a dit son nom. - He said his name.
     2. Participle. (in names) Indicating a surname used as a family name.
     3. v. third-person singular present indicative of dire
     4. v. third-person singular past historic of dire
           « Je m'appelle Paul, » dit-il. - “My name is Paul,” he said.
     dire
          1. v. to say, to tell
          2. v. (informal) to be of interest to, to interest +preo, à, someone
                Ça te dit de regarder un film de science-fiction? - Do you want to watch a science fiction movie? What do you say to watching a science fiction movie?
                Ça vous dit ? - Are you interested in doing this? Are you up for it?
                Il m'a demandé si ça nous dirait de nous joindre à eux plus tard. - He asked me if we'd like to join them later.
                Ça ne me dit trop rien d'y aller. - I don't really want to go there.
          3. v. (informal) to sound familiar +preo, à, someone
                Ça me dit quelque chose. - It rings a bell.
                Ça ne me dit rien. - It doesn't ring a bell.
          4. n-m. saying (that which is said)
          5. n-m. belief, opinion
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)
probabilité
     1. n-f. probability
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
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)
univers
     1. n-m. universe
fini
     1. Participle. past participle of finir
     2. n-m. aspect or texture of what has been completed
           Un fini lisse - A smooth finish
     3. adj. completed or done
     4. adj. which has come to an end
     5. adj. (technical, philosophy) which has an end, limited, finite
     6. adj. which has been carefully done
     7. adj. (pejorative) whose art has been perfected; accomplished; complete
           Un menteur fini - An accomplished liar.
           Un abruti fini, un connard fini
     8. adj. which has been morally damaged and has lost his reputation; done for
     9. adj. readily useable
           Produits finis - Manufactured products
     finir
          1. v. to finish, end, complete
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.
laquelle
     1. pron. feminine singular of lequel
tous
     1. pron. all
           Ils étaient tous là. - They were all there.
     2. pron. everybody
           Tous étaient là. - Everybody was there.
     3. adj. masculine plural of tout
           Je me brosse les dents tous les jours. - I brush my teeth all the days.
     tout
          1. adv. all
          2. det. all
          3. n-m. whole, entirety, total
                le tout
          4. pron. everything
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
événements
     1. n. plural of événement
     événement
          1. n-m. event
élémentaires
     1. adj. plural of élémentaire
     élémentaire
          1. adj. elementary
sont
     1. v. third-person plural present indicative of être
           Où est-ce qu'ils sont? - Where are they?
     être
          1. v. to be
                Vous devez être plus clairs. - You must be clearer.
          2. v. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect and pluperfect tense of (including all reflexive verbs)
                Après être allé au yoga, je suis rentré chez moi. - After having gone to yoga, I came back home.
          3. v. (semi-auxiliary) to be (Used to form the passive voice)
                Il peut être battu ce soir. - He can be beaten this evening.
          4. n-m. being, creature
          5. n-m. being, the state or fact of existence
équiprobables
     1. adj. plural of équiprobable
     équiprobable
          1. adj. equiprobable
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