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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
extension
1. n-f. extension
2. n-f. (linguistics) semantic widening
très
1. adv. very
fine
1. adj. feminine singular of fin
2. n-f. (typography) thin space, non-breakable space
3. n-f. a number of high grade French brandies (usually AOC certified)
fin
1. n-f. end, close, finish
2. n-f. end, end goal, objective, purpose
3. adj. thin, fine
4. adj. (Quebec) kind, nice
tranche
1. n-f. slice
2. n-f. milling on a coin
3. n-f. period
4. v. first-person singular present of trancher
5. v. third-person singular present of trancher
6. v. second-person singular imperative of trancher
trancher
1. v. to slice, to cut into slices
2. v. to complete, conclude
Il a tranché ses jours. - He has concluded his days on earth.
3. v. to decide, to settle, to address
4. v. to rule, make a ruling, come to a decision
5. v. to behave or comport oneself (as if one were)
Le comte trancha du grand seigneur. - The count comported himself as if he were God Almighty.
6. v. to contrast (with), stand out (against)
7. v. to stand out (in)
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
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)
autre
1. adj. other
Donnez-moi un autre exemple. - Give me another example.
2. adj. another
un autre
1. det. (adjectival use) another, a different
un autre mot — une autre possibilité — d'autres langues
2. det. (takes a reflexive pronoun use) another one, a different one
aliment
1. n-m. food
présentant
1. Participle. present participle of présenter
présenter
1. v. to present, to introduce
2. v. to show, to present
3. v. to look
Il présente bien. - He looks good.
4. v. to appear, to be present (before someone)
5. v. to arise, to surface, to present itself
6. v. (indtr, à) to be a candidate for
se présenter à un examen - to take an exam
se présenter à une élection - to stand for an election/to run for an election
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)
aspect
1. n-m. aspect
2. n-m. (grammar) aspect (grammatical quality of a verb)
analogue
1. adj. analogous

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