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mais
     1. conj. but, although
     2. interj. an expression of surprise, disbelief, or frustration roughly equivalent to the English well, or sometimes yeah
           Mais qu'est-ce que tu fais ? - What the heck are you doing?
     3. n. plural of mai
il
     1. pron. he (third-person singular masculine subject pronoun for human subject)
           Il est parti. - He left.
     2. pron. it (third-person singular subject pronoun for grammatically masculine objects)
           Je cherche mon livre. OĂč est-il ? - I'm looking for my book. Where is it?
     3. pron. (impersonal pronoun) Impersonal subject; it
           Il pleut. - It’s raining.
est
     1. adj. east
     2. n-m. east
     3. v. third-person singular present indicative of ĂȘtre
     ĂȘtre
          1. v. to be
                Vous devez ĂȘtre plus clairs. - You must be clearer.
          2. v. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect and pluperfect tense of (including all reflexive verbs)
                AprĂšs ĂȘtre allĂ© au yoga, je suis rentrĂ© 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 ĂȘtre battu ce soir. - He can be beaten this evening.
          4. n-m. being, creature
          5. n-m. being, the state or fact of existence
Ă 
     1. Notes. In Canada, Ă  and a are not homophones, Ă  a, a ɑː.
     2. prep. to (destination)
           aller au bout - go to the end / go all the way
           Je vais Ă  Paris. - I am going to Paris.
     3. prep. to (until)
           Le spectacle sera de 18h Ă  21h. - The show will be from 6 pm to 9 pm.
     4. prep. on the, to (some directions)
           Tournez Ă  gauche ! - Turn to the left!
           Ne tournez pas encore Ă  droite ! - Don't turn to the right yet!
           Le vent vire au nord. - The wind turns north.
           L'Ă©cole est Ă  gauche. - The school is on the left.
     5. prep. at (said of a particular time)
           Ă  dix heures et quart - at quarter past ten
           Je pars Ă  cinq heures prĂ©cises. - I am leaving at exactly five o'clock.
     6. prep. at, in, on (said of a particular place)
           Ă  la maison - at home
           Ă  l'hĂŽtel - at the hotel
           au comptoir du bar - at the bar
           au bois - in the woods
           J'habite Ă  un demi-kilomĂštre d'ici. - I live half a kilometer from here.
           La maison qui a Ă©tĂ© dĂ©truite hier soir ne se trouvait qu'Ă  trois kilomĂštres de chez nous. - The house that was destroyed last night was only three kilometers from our place.Ă  trois kilomĂštres d
     7. prep. Used in various interjections used as warnings or exhortations
           au voleur ! - stop thief!
           Ă  l'assassin ! - murderer!
           au meurtre ! - murder! murderer!
           Ă  moi ! - help!
           Ă  l'aide ! - help!
           au secours ! - help!
           au feu ! - fire!
           aux armes ! - to arms!
           Ă  l'attaque ! - attack! forward! charge! up and at 'em!
           Ă  l'abordage ! - on board!
           au boulot ! - get to work! let's get to work!
           au travail ! - get to work! let's get to work!
     8. prep. from (origin)
           Nous prenons de l'eau au puits. - We get water from the well.
           Je l'ai eu Ă  la bibliothĂšque. - I got it from the library.
           VoilĂ  la femme Ă  laquelle j'ai achetĂ© mon chien - There's the woman I bought my dog from.
     9. prep. of (belonging to)
           C'est un ami Ă  moi. - This is a friend of mine.
           Cette voiture est Ă  John. - This is John's car.
           le chien Ă  Marie - Mary's dog nonstandard: one normally would use de here
     10. prep. till, until (used in farewells)
           Ă  plus tard - see you later
           Ă  bientĂŽt - see you soon
           Salut, donc. À demain. - Bye, then. 'Til tomorrow / see you tomorrow.
     11. prep. (cuisine) cooked in or with
     12. prep. Used to make compound nouns to state what something is used for
           moulin Ă  poivre - pepper mill
           sac Ă  dos - backpack
           boite Ă  musique - music box
     13. prep. (before an infinitive) to (used to express something not completed)
           l'Ă©quipe Ă  battre - the team to beat
           Il n'y a jamais grand-chose Ă  faire par ici. - There's never much to do around here.
           LĂ  oĂč tu ne vois pas grand-chose, je ne trouve qu'une grande abondance de choses qui restent Ă  faire. - Where you see nothing great, I only see a great abundance of things that need doing.
           Il reste deux tĂąches Ă  finir. - There are two things left to finish.
           Il y a de la biĂšre Ă  boire. - There's some beer to drink.
     14. prep. Used to describe a part of something, often translated into English as a compound adjective
           un animal Ă  quatre pattes - a four-legged animal
           une femme au visage pĂąle - a pale-faced woman
           un homme Ă  longue barbe - a long-bearded man — a man with a long beard
           une chemise Ă  manches courtes - a short-sleeved shirt
           une maison aux murs de brique - a brick-walled house / a house with brick walls
     15. prep. by
           peu Ă  peu - bit by bit
           petit Ă  petit - little by little
           minute Ă  minute - minute by minute
           jour Ă  jour - day by day
           un Ă  un - one by one
     16. prep. or, to (used to express an approximate number)
           six Ă  sept personnes - six or seven people
           de vingt Ă  trente ans - from twenty to thirty years
           tous les cinq Ă  six ans - every five or six years
     17. prep. Used to indicate the recipient of certain phrasal verb.
           mettre le feu Ă  - to set fire to
           clouer le bec Ă  - to shut (someone) up
           donner la chasse Ă  - to give chase to
     18. prep. with
ĂȘtre Ă 
     1. v. to pertain to; to belong to; to be one's
           Ce monde a Ă©tĂ© Ă  nous, mais maintenant c’est Ă  vous. - This world was ours, but now it’s yours.
remarquer
     1. v. to observe
     2. v. to point out, remark upon
     3. v. to notice
     4. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to attract attention
     5. v. (Louisiana French) to announce
que
     1. conj. that (introduces a subordinate noun clause and connects it to its parent clause)
           Je vois que tu parles bien français. - I see that you speak French well.
     2. conj. Substitutes for another, previously stated conjunction.
           Si le temps est beau et que tout le monde est d'accord, nous mangerons en plein air. - If the weather is nice and if everyone likes the idea, we'll eat outside.
     3. conj. when, no sooner
           Il Ă©tait Ă  peine parti qu’elle a tĂ©lĂ©phonĂ© Ă  la police. - No sooner had he left when she called the police.
     4. conj. (Links two noun phrases in apposition forming a clause without a (finite) verb, such that the complement acts as predicate.)
     5. conj. introduces a comparison
     6. conj.          (comparisons of superiority or inferiority) than
                   Il est plus grand que son pĂšre. - He is taller than his father.
     7. conj.          (comparisons of equality) as
                   Elle est aussi intelligente que toi. - She is as smart as you.
     8. conj. (used with ne) only, just; but, nothing but
           Je ne mange que des fruits. - I eat nothing but fruit.
     9. conj. how (in rhetorical interjections)
           Que c'est beau! - How beautiful it is!
           Mais que t'es drĂŽle, quoi. - Oh, how funny you are.
     10. pron. (tlb, interrogative)
     11. pron. (slightly formal, accusative) (The inanimate direct-object interrogative pronoun.)
           Que pensez-vous de cette peinture ? - What do you think of that painting?
           Qu'auriez-vous fait d'autre ? - What else would you have done?
     12. pron. (slightly formal, nominative) (The inanimate subject or predicative interrogative pronoun.)
           Qu'est-il arrivĂ© ? - What happened?
           Que me vaut cette visite ? - To what do I owe this visit?
           Que sommes-nous ? - What are we?
     13. pron. (accusative, relative) (The direct object relative pronoun.)
           C'est un homme que je connais trĂšs bien. - He's a man whom I know very well.
           Je viens de lire la lettre que vous m'avez envoyĂ©e. - I've just read the letter that you sent me.
invariablement
     1. adv. invariably
tous
     1. pron. all
           Ils Ă©taient tous lĂ . - They were all there.
     2. pron. everybody
           Tous Ă©taient lĂ . - 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
chevaux
     1. n. plural of cheval
     cheval
          1. n-m. horse
          2. n-m. horsepower
          3. n-m. (slang) tall and slim woman, beautiful woman (only in the feminine form, jument)
          4. n-m. (slang) horse, H (narcotic)
destinés
     1. Participle. masculine plural of destinĂ©
     destiner
          1. v. to destine, to fate, to mean for
aux
     1. contraction. Contraction of Ă  + les ('to the' or 'of the')
     Ă 
          1. Notes. In Canada, Ă  and a are not homophones, Ă  a, a ɑː.
          2. prep. to (destination)
                aller au bout - go to the end / go all the way
                Je vais Ă  Paris. - I am going to Paris.
          3. prep. to (until)
                Le spectacle sera de 18h Ă  21h. - The show will be from 6 pm to 9 pm.
          4. prep. on the, to (some directions)
                Tournez Ă  gauche ! - Turn to the left!
                Ne tournez pas encore Ă  droite ! - Don't turn to the right yet!
                Le vent vire au nord. - The wind turns north.
                L'Ă©cole est Ă  gauche. - The school is on the left.
          5. prep. at (said of a particular time)
                Ă  dix heures et quart - at quarter past ten
                Je pars Ă  cinq heures prĂ©cises. - I am leaving at exactly five o'clock.
          6. prep. at, in, on (said of a particular place)
                Ă  la maison - at home
                Ă  l'hĂŽtel - at the hotel
                au comptoir du bar - at the bar
                au bois - in the woods
                J'habite Ă  un demi-kilomĂštre d'ici. - I live half a kilometer from here.
                La maison qui a Ă©tĂ© dĂ©truite hier soir ne se trouvait qu'Ă  trois kilomĂštres de chez nous. - The house that was destroyed last night was only three kilometers from our place.Ă  trois kilomĂštres d
          7. prep. Used in various interjections used as warnings or exhortations
                au voleur ! - stop thief!
                Ă  l'assassin ! - murderer!
                au meurtre ! - murder! murderer!
                Ă  moi ! - help!
                Ă  l'aide ! - help!
                au secours ! - help!
                au feu ! - fire!
                aux armes ! - to arms!
                Ă  l'attaque ! - attack! forward! charge! up and at 'em!
                Ă  l'abordage ! - on board!
                au boulot ! - get to work! let's get to work!
                au travail ! - get to work! let's get to work!
          8. prep. from (origin)
                Nous prenons de l'eau au puits. - We get water from the well.
                Je l'ai eu Ă  la bibliothĂšque. - I got it from the library.
                VoilĂ  la femme Ă  laquelle j'ai achetĂ© mon chien - There's the woman I bought my dog from.
          9. prep. of (belonging to)
                C'est un ami Ă  moi. - This is a friend of mine.
                Cette voiture est Ă  John. - This is John's car.
                le chien Ă  Marie - Mary's dog nonstandard: one normally would use de here
          10. prep. till, until (used in farewells)
                Ă  plus tard - see you later
                Ă  bientĂŽt - see you soon
                Salut, donc. À demain. - Bye, then. 'Til tomorrow / see you tomorrow.
          11. prep. (cuisine) cooked in or with
          12. prep. Used to make compound nouns to state what something is used for
                moulin Ă  poivre - pepper mill
                sac Ă  dos - backpack
                boite Ă  musique - music box
          13. prep. (before an infinitive) to (used to express something not completed)
                l'Ă©quipe Ă  battre - the team to beat
                Il n'y a jamais grand-chose Ă  faire par ici. - There's never much to do around here.
                LĂ  oĂč tu ne vois pas grand-chose, je ne trouve qu'une grande abondance de choses qui restent Ă  faire. - Where you see nothing great, I only see a great abundance of things that need doing.
                Il reste deux tĂąches Ă  finir. - There are two things left to finish.
                Il y a de la biĂšre Ă  boire. - There's some beer to drink.
          14. prep. Used to describe a part of something, often translated into English as a compound adjective
                un animal Ă  quatre pattes - a four-legged animal
                une femme au visage pĂąle - a pale-faced woman
                un homme Ă  longue barbe - a long-bearded man — a man with a long beard
                une chemise Ă  manches courtes - a short-sleeved shirt
                une maison aux murs de brique - a brick-walled house / a house with brick walls
          15. prep. by
                peu Ă  peu - bit by bit
                petit Ă  petit - little by little
                minute Ă  minute - minute by minute
                jour Ă  jour - day by day
                un Ă  un - one by one
          16. prep. or, to (used to express an approximate number)
                six Ă  sept personnes - six or seven people
                de vingt Ă  trente ans - from twenty to thirty years
                tous les cinq Ă  six ans - every five or six years
          17. prep. Used to indicate the recipient of certain phrasal verb.
                mettre le feu Ă  - to set fire to
                clouer le bec Ă  - to shut (someone) up
                donner la chasse Ă  - to give chase to
          18. prep. with
     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
allures
     1. n. plural of allure
     allure
          1. n-f. appearance, look
          2. n-f. speed, pace
          3. n-f. angle of a boat from the wind
          4. n-f. gait (of a horse)
          5. n-f. chemin de ronde (raised protected walkway behind a castle battlement)
rapides
     1. adj. plural of rapide
     2. n. plural of rapide
     rapide
          1. adj. fast, rapid
          2. adv. (informal) fast; rapidly; quickly
          3. n-m. (especially in plural) rapid (stretch of river)
          4. n-m. express (fast train)
sont
     1. v. third-person plural present indicative of ĂȘtre
           OĂč est-ce qu'ils sont? - Where are they?
     ĂȘtre
          1. v. to be
                Vous devez ĂȘtre plus clairs. - You must be clearer.
          2. v. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect and pluperfect tense of (including all reflexive verbs)
                AprĂšs ĂȘtre allĂ© au yoga, je suis rentrĂ© 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 ĂȘtre battu ce soir. - He can be beaten this evening.
          4. n-m. being, creature
          5. n-m. being, the state or fact of existence
ferrés
     1. adj. masculine plural of ferrĂ©
     ferrĂ©
          1. adj. strong, powerful
          2. Participle. past participle of ferrer
Ă 
     1. Notes. In Canada, Ă  and a are not homophones, Ă  a, a ɑː.
     2. prep. to (destination)
           aller au bout - go to the end / go all the way
           Je vais Ă  Paris. - I am going to Paris.
     3. prep. to (until)
           Le spectacle sera de 18h Ă  21h. - The show will be from 6 pm to 9 pm.
     4. prep. on the, to (some directions)
           Tournez Ă  gauche ! - Turn to the left!
           Ne tournez pas encore Ă  droite ! - Don't turn to the right yet!
           Le vent vire au nord. - The wind turns north.
           L'Ă©cole est Ă  gauche. - The school is on the left.
     5. prep. at (said of a particular time)
           Ă  dix heures et quart - at quarter past ten
           Je pars Ă  cinq heures prĂ©cises. - I am leaving at exactly five o'clock.
     6. prep. at, in, on (said of a particular place)
           Ă  la maison - at home
           Ă  l'hĂŽtel - at the hotel
           au comptoir du bar - at the bar
           au bois - in the woods
           J'habite Ă  un demi-kilomĂštre d'ici. - I live half a kilometer from here.
           La maison qui a Ă©tĂ© dĂ©truite hier soir ne se trouvait qu'Ă  trois kilomĂštres de chez nous. - The house that was destroyed last night was only three kilometers from our place.Ă  trois kilomĂštres d
     7. prep. Used in various interjections used as warnings or exhortations
           au voleur ! - stop thief!
           Ă  l'assassin ! - murderer!
           au meurtre ! - murder! murderer!
           Ă  moi ! - help!
           Ă  l'aide ! - help!
           au secours ! - help!
           au feu ! - fire!
           aux armes ! - to arms!
           Ă  l'attaque ! - attack! forward! charge! up and at 'em!
           Ă  l'abordage ! - on board!
           au boulot ! - get to work! let's get to work!
           au travail ! - get to work! let's get to work!
     8. prep. from (origin)
           Nous prenons de l'eau au puits. - We get water from the well.
           Je l'ai eu Ă  la bibliothĂšque. - I got it from the library.
           VoilĂ  la femme Ă  laquelle j'ai achetĂ© mon chien - There's the woman I bought my dog from.
     9. prep. of (belonging to)
           C'est un ami Ă  moi. - This is a friend of mine.
           Cette voiture est Ă  John. - This is John's car.
           le chien Ă  Marie - Mary's dog nonstandard: one normally would use de here
     10. prep. till, until (used in farewells)
           Ă  plus tard - see you later
           Ă  bientĂŽt - see you soon
           Salut, donc. À demain. - Bye, then. 'Til tomorrow / see you tomorrow.
     11. prep. (cuisine) cooked in or with
     12. prep. Used to make compound nouns to state what something is used for
           moulin Ă  poivre - pepper mill
           sac Ă  dos - backpack
           boite Ă  musique - music box
     13. prep. (before an infinitive) to (used to express something not completed)
           l'Ă©quipe Ă  battre - the team to beat
           Il n'y a jamais grand-chose Ă  faire par ici. - There's never much to do around here.
           LĂ  oĂč tu ne vois pas grand-chose, je ne trouve qu'une grande abondance de choses qui restent Ă  faire. - Where you see nothing great, I only see a great abundance of things that need doing.
           Il reste deux tĂąches Ă  finir. - There are two things left to finish.
           Il y a de la biĂšre Ă  boire. - There's some beer to drink.
     14. prep. Used to describe a part of something, often translated into English as a compound adjective
           un animal Ă  quatre pattes - a four-legged animal
           une femme au visage pĂąle - a pale-faced woman
           un homme Ă  longue barbe - a long-bearded man — a man with a long beard
           une chemise Ă  manches courtes - a short-sleeved shirt
           une maison aux murs de brique - a brick-walled house / a house with brick walls
     15. prep. by
           peu Ă  peu - bit by bit
           petit Ă  petit - little by little
           minute Ă  minute - minute by minute
           jour Ă  jour - day by day
           un Ă  un - one by one
     16. prep. or, to (used to express an approximate number)
           six Ă  sept personnes - six or seven people
           de vingt Ă  trente ans - from twenty to thirty years
           tous les cinq Ă  six ans - every five or six years
     17. prep. Used to indicate the recipient of certain phrasal verb.
           mettre le feu Ă  - to set fire to
           clouer le bec Ă  - to shut (someone) up
           donner la chasse Ă  - to give chase to
     18. prep. with
pince
     1. n-f. pincer, claw
     2. n-f. pliers
     3. n-f. tongs
     4. n-f. crowbar
     5. v. first-person singular present of pincer
     6. v. third-person singular present of pincer
     7. v. second-person singular imperative of pincer
     pincer
          1. v. to pinch (skin)
          2. v. (informal) to pinch (to arrest)
          3. v. (music) to pluck (a stringed instrument)
tronquée
     1. adj. feminine singular of tronquĂ©
     tronquĂ©
          1. Participle. past participle of tronquer
          2. adj. truncated, shortened
en
     1. prep. in (used to indicate space, also see usage notes)
           J'habite en Angleterre. - I live in England.
     2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain very large locations, see usage notes)
           Il est allĂ© en France. - He went to France.
     3. prep. by (used to indicate means)
           aller en bus - go by bus
           partir en voiture - leave by car
     4. prep. as
           Il me traite en ami. - He treats me as a friend.
           habillĂ© en pĂšre NoĂ«l - dressed as Father Christmas
     5. prep. at (used to describe an ability)
           fort en histoire - good at history
     6. prep. of, made of (used to describe composition)
           une chaise en hĂȘtre - a chair made of beech/a beech chair
           une fourchette en mĂ©tal - a fork made of metal/a metal fork
     7. prep. in (during the following time (used for months and years))
           en 1993 - in 1993
           en janvier - in January
           en septembre 2001 - in September 2001
     8. prep. (followed by a gerund) while
     9. prep. (followed by a gerund) by, in describing a way of getting something
           C'est en trichant qu'il est devenu champion. - It was by cheating that he became champion.
     10. prep. in (used to describe color)
           une photo en noir et blanc - a photo in black and white
     11. prep. in (used to describe feelings)
           en dĂ©tresse - in distress
     12. prep. in (as part of something)
           en Ă©quipe - on a team
     13. pron. (Used as the object of a verb to indicate an indefinite quantity; of it, of them. Replaces the partitive article (du, de la, etc.))
           Essaies-en ! - Try some (of it / them)!
           Tu as combien de livres ? J'en ai trois. - How many books do you have? I have three (of them).
           Y a-t-il beaucoup de piĂšces ? Oui. Il y en a beaucoup. - Are there many rooms? Yes, there are many (of them).
           Martin a trois sandwichs, mais j'en ai seulement deux. - Martin has three sandwiches, but I have only two (of them).
           Il y en a combien ? - How many of them are there?
           Je bois de l'alcool parce que j'en ai besoin - I drink alcohol because I need (of) it.
     14. pron. Adverbial preposition indicating movement away from a place already mentioned; from there, from it. Replaces the phrase de lĂ  or d’ici.
           Est-ce qu'elle vient de Barcelone ? Oui, elle en vient. - Does she come from Barcelona? Yes, she comes (from there).
prévision
     1. n-f. forecast
du
     1. contraction. contraction of de + le (t=of the)
           Â« Eussent » est la troisiĂšme personne du pluriel de l'imparfait du subjonctif de « avoir ». - "Eussent" is the third-person plural imperfect subjunctive form of "avoir.".
     2. contraction. , translation=The bulge gives 9nine liters more than the point which corresponds to that of the diameter of the base indicated by the gauge (...)
     3. art. Forms the partitive article.
           Il mange du pain. - He eats bread. / He eats some bread.
     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)
                Ć’uvres 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.
                ĂŠtes-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 Ă  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 boĂźte 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 Ă  11:00 je ne serai pas libre. - From 9 to 11 I won’t be free.
                Je travaille de huit heures Ă  midi. - I work from 8 o'clock to noon.
                un groupe de cinq Ă  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 arrĂȘtĂ© de fumer. - I stopped smoking.
                Il continue de m’embĂȘter. - 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 rĂ©duirait 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 mĂšre. - She doesn’t have a mother.
                Il ne mange pas de viande. - He doesn’t eat meat.
                Il n’y a pas de problĂšmes. - There are no problems.
          11. n-f. abbreviation of dame
     le
          1. art. the (definite article)
                Le lait du matin. - The milk of the morning.
          2. art. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English.
                L'amour est aveugle. - Love is blind.
          3. art. (before parts of the body) the; my, your, etc.
                Il s’est cassĂ© la jambe. - He has broken his leg.
          4. art. (before units) a, an
                Cinquante kilomĂštres Ă  l’heure. - fifty kilometres an hour
          5. pron. (direct object) him, it
                OĂč est Malik ? Je ne le vois pas. - Where is Malik? I don't see him.
                Mon sac ? Je vais le mettre dans la voiture. - My bag? I'm going to put it in the car.
          6. pron. used to refer to something previously mentioned or implied; not translated in English
                Je suis petit et lui, il l’est aussi. - ... and he is it too
cas
     1. n-m. case, situation
           dans la trĂšs grande majoritĂ© des cas - in the great majority of cases
     2. n-m. (medicine) case
     3. n-m. (law) case
           cas clinique - clinical case
     4. n-m. (grammar) case
oĂč
     1. adv. where (interrogative)
           OĂč est la gare? - Where is the station?
           OĂč tu vas, lĂ  ? - Hey, where are you going?
           Comment savez-vous oĂč j'habite ? - How do you know where I live?
     2. adv. where (relative pronoun)
     3. adv. at that time; when
           Je ne l'ai pas vu aussi heureux depuis le jour oĂč il est devenu pĂšre. - I haven't seen him so happy since the day when he became a father.
     4. adv. (poetic) whither, to where
           Un ciel plus pur et des dieux meilleurs, je t'offre Ă  Rome oĂč je me rends. - A purer heaven and better gods I offer you in Rome, whither I go.
Ă 
     1. Notes. In Canada, Ă  and a are not homophones, Ă  a, a ɑː.
     2. prep. to (destination)
           aller au bout - go to the end / go all the way
           Je vais Ă  Paris. - I am going to Paris.
     3. prep. to (until)
           Le spectacle sera de 18h Ă  21h. - The show will be from 6 pm to 9 pm.
     4. prep. on the, to (some directions)
           Tournez Ă  gauche ! - Turn to the left!
           Ne tournez pas encore Ă  droite ! - Don't turn to the right yet!
           Le vent vire au nord. - The wind turns north.
           L'Ă©cole est Ă  gauche. - The school is on the left.
     5. prep. at (said of a particular time)
           Ă  dix heures et quart - at quarter past ten
           Je pars Ă  cinq heures prĂ©cises. - I am leaving at exactly five o'clock.
     6. prep. at, in, on (said of a particular place)
           Ă  la maison - at home
           Ă  l'hĂŽtel - at the hotel
           au comptoir du bar - at the bar
           au bois - in the woods
           J'habite Ă  un demi-kilomĂštre d'ici. - I live half a kilometer from here.
           La maison qui a Ă©tĂ© dĂ©truite hier soir ne se trouvait qu'Ă  trois kilomĂštres de chez nous. - The house that was destroyed last night was only three kilometers from our place.Ă  trois kilomĂštres d
     7. prep. Used in various interjections used as warnings or exhortations
           au voleur ! - stop thief!
           Ă  l'assassin ! - murderer!
           au meurtre ! - murder! murderer!
           Ă  moi ! - help!
           Ă  l'aide ! - help!
           au secours ! - help!
           au feu ! - fire!
           aux armes ! - to arms!
           Ă  l'attaque ! - attack! forward! charge! up and at 'em!
           Ă  l'abordage ! - on board!
           au boulot ! - get to work! let's get to work!
           au travail ! - get to work! let's get to work!
     8. prep. from (origin)
           Nous prenons de l'eau au puits. - We get water from the well.
           Je l'ai eu Ă  la bibliothĂšque. - I got it from the library.
           VoilĂ  la femme Ă  laquelle j'ai achetĂ© mon chien - There's the woman I bought my dog from.
     9. prep. of (belonging to)
           C'est un ami Ă  moi. - This is a friend of mine.
           Cette voiture est Ă  John. - This is John's car.
           le chien Ă  Marie - Mary's dog nonstandard: one normally would use de here
     10. prep. till, until (used in farewells)
           Ă  plus tard - see you later
           Ă  bientĂŽt - see you soon
           Salut, donc. À demain. - Bye, then. 'Til tomorrow / see you tomorrow.
     11. prep. (cuisine) cooked in or with
     12. prep. Used to make compound nouns to state what something is used for
           moulin Ă  poivre - pepper mill
           sac Ă  dos - backpack
           boite Ă  musique - music box
     13. prep. (before an infinitive) to (used to express something not completed)
           l'Ă©quipe Ă  battre - the team to beat
           Il n'y a jamais grand-chose Ă  faire par ici. - There's never much to do around here.
           LĂ  oĂč tu ne vois pas grand-chose, je ne trouve qu'une grande abondance de choses qui restent Ă  faire. - Where you see nothing great, I only see a great abundance of things that need doing.
           Il reste deux tĂąches Ă  finir. - There are two things left to finish.
           Il y a de la biĂšre Ă  boire. - There's some beer to drink.
     14. prep. Used to describe a part of something, often translated into English as a compound adjective
           un animal Ă  quatre pattes - a four-legged animal
           une femme au visage pĂąle - a pale-faced woman
           un homme Ă  longue barbe - a long-bearded man — a man with a long beard
           une chemise Ă  manches courtes - a short-sleeved shirt
           une maison aux murs de brique - a brick-walled house / a house with brick walls
     15. prep. by
           peu Ă  peu - bit by bit
           petit Ă  petit - little by little
           minute Ă  minute - minute by minute
           jour Ă  jour - day by day
           un Ă  un - one by one
     16. prep. or, to (used to express an approximate number)
           six Ă  sept personnes - six or seven people
           de vingt Ă  trente ans - from twenty to thirty years
           tous les cinq Ă  six ans - every five or six years
     17. prep. Used to indicate the recipient of certain phrasal verb.
           mettre le feu Ă  - to set fire to
           clouer le bec Ă  - to shut (someone) up
           donner la chasse Ă  - to give chase to
     18. prep. with
cause
     1. n-f. cause
     2. n-f. (law) case (a legal proceeding)
     3. v. first-person singular present of causer
     4. v. third-person singular present of causer
     5. v. second-person singular imperative of causer
     causer
          1. v. to cause (be the cause of)
          2. v. (informal, transitive) to speak (a language)
                Tu causes le cĂ©fran, mec ? - You speak frog, dude?
          3. v. (informal, intransitive) to speak, talk, chat; to be waffling on about
                De quoi il cause ? - What's he banging on about?
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)
           Ć’uvres 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.
           ĂŠtes-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 Ă  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 boĂźte 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 Ă  11:00 je ne serai pas libre. - From 9 to 11 I won’t be free.
           Je travaille de huit heures Ă  midi. - I work from 8 o'clock to noon.
           un groupe de cinq Ă  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 arrĂȘtĂ© de fumer. - I stopped smoking.
           Il continue de m’embĂȘter. - 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 rĂ©duirait 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 mĂšre. - She doesn’t have a mother.
           Il ne mange pas de viande. - He doesn’t eat meat.
           Il n’y a pas de problĂšmes. - There are no problems.
     11. n-f. abbreviation of dame
Ă  cause de
     1. prep. because of
           Ă€ cause de toi, j’ai renversĂ© mon verre d’eau. - Because of you, I have spilt my glass of water.
leur
     1. pron. (personal, indirect) (to) them
           Je leur ai donnĂ© un coup de main. - I gave them a hand.
     2. det. their
           Je peux voir leur maison d'ici. - I can see their house from here.
faiblesse
     1. n-f. weakness
ou
     1. conj. or
     2. conj. either...or
           Ou il est fou ou il est bĂȘte. - Either he's mad or he's stupid.
vices
     1. n. plural of vice
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)
           Ć’uvres 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.
           ĂŠtes-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 Ă  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 boĂźte 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 Ă  11:00 je ne serai pas libre. - From 9 to 11 I won’t be free.
           Je travaille de huit heures Ă  midi. - I work from 8 o'clock to noon.
           un groupe de cinq Ă  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 arrĂȘtĂ© de fumer. - I stopped smoking.
           Il continue de m’embĂȘter. - 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 rĂ©duirait 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 mĂšre. - She doesn’t have a mother.
           Il ne mange pas de viande. - He doesn’t eat meat.
           Il n’y a pas de problĂšmes. - There are no problems.
     11. n-f. abbreviation of dame
construction
     1. n-f. construction
ils
     1. pron. they (male or mixed group)
     2. pron. (Quebec, informal) they (female)
battraient
     1. v. third-person plural conditional of battre
     battre
          1. v. to beat; to defeat
          2. v. to beat up
          3. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to fight
          4. v. (cooking) to whisk or whip (eggs)
          5. v. (agriculture) to thresh
          6. v. (cards) to shuffle
Le
     1. Proper noun. surname, from=Vietnamese
     2. art. the (definite article)
           Le lait du matin. - The milk of the morning.
     3. art. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English.
           L'amour est aveugle. - Love is blind.
     4. art. (before parts of the body) the; my, your, etc.
           Il s’est cassĂ© la jambe. - He has broken his leg.
     5. art. (before units) a, an
           Cinquante kilomĂštres Ă  l’heure. - fifty kilometres an hour
     6. pron. (direct object) him, it
           OĂč est Malik ? Je ne le vois pas. - Where is Malik? I don't see him.
           Mon sac ? Je vais le mettre dans la voiture. - My bag? I'm going to put it in the car.
     7. pron. used to refer to something previously mentioned or implied; not translated in English
           Je suis petit et lui, il l’est aussi. - ... and he is it too
briquet
     1. n-m. (obsolete) frizzen
     2. n-m. firestriker
     3. n-m. cigarette lighter, lighter
     4. n-m. (zoology) beagle
     5. n-m. (heraldry) firesteel
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