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je
     1. pron. I
regardais
     1. v. first-person singular imperfect indicative of regarder
     2. v. second-person singular imperfect indicative of regarder
     regarder
          1. v. to look at
                Tu regardes quoi ? - What are you looking at?
          2. v. to watch
                Je regarde un film Ă  la TV si ça t'intĂ©resse. - I'm watching a film on TV if you're interested.
          3. v. to face
          4. v. to concern (be associated 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
gens
     1. n. set of people
           Ces gens-lĂ  ont toujours Ă©tĂ© sympas avec moi. - Those people have always been kind to me.
           Je n’aime pas les gens qui se prennent pour le nombril du monde. - I don't like people who put themselves in the middle of the world.
entrer
     1. v. to enter
           Entrer dans la salle. - Enter the room.
dans
     1. prep. (literal, figurative) in, inside (enclosed in a physical space, a group, a state)
           vieillir dans la misère - to grow old in poverty
           ĂŞtre dans l'infanterie - to be in the infantry
           avoir quelque chose dans la bouche - to have something in the mouth
           dans les circonstances d'une pandĂ©mie - under the circumstances of a pandemic
           Il habite dans le quartier le plus riche de Paris. - He lives in the richest district of Paris.
           Il nage comme un poisson dans l'eau. - He swims like a fish in the water.
           mettre l'argent dans la poche - to put money into one's pocket
           Bienvenue dans le meilleur bar de tout Paris. - Welcome to the best bar in all of Paris.
     2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain large subdivisions, see usage notes)
           Aujourd'hui, je vais dans le Maine, et demain, je vais dans l’État de New York. - Today, I'm going to Maine, and tomorrow, I'm going to New York.
     3. prep. in, within (a longer period of time)
           Je serai prĂŞt dans une heure. - I'll be ready in one hour.
           Il arrivera dans trois jours. - He will arrive in three days.
     4. prep. (with respect to time) during
           dans un temps donnĂ© - during a given time
           dans ma jeunesse - in my youth
     5. prep. out of, from
           boire dans une tasse - to drink from a cup
           Il prend le beurre dans le rĂ©frigĂ©rateur. - He takes the butter out of the fridge.
     6. prep. (metonymy) in; in the works of
           le marxisme dans Sartre - Marxism in the works of Sartre
     7. prep. (colloquial) (Used in dans les)
           dans les trentes kilos - about thirty kilos
           dans les dix euros - about ten euros
     8. n. plural of dan
la
     1. art. the (definite article)
     2. pron. her, it (direct object)
           OĂą est Judith ? Je ne la vois pas. - Where is Judith? I don't see her.
           Prends cette boĂ®te et mets-la dans le coin. - Take that box and put it in the corner.
     3. n-m. (music) la, the note 'A'
cour
     1. n-f. courtyard, yard
     2. n-f. court (of law)
     3. n-f. (royal) court
     4. n-f. following (of a celebrity etc.)
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
hommes
     1. n. plural of homme
     homme
          1. n-m. man (adult male human)
                C'est un homme bien, le meilleur d'entre nous. - He's a good man, the best of us.
          2. n-m. man, Man (species)
          3. n-m. man (virile male)
          4. n-m. man (employee)
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 père 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 hĂŞtre - 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 pièces ? 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).
redingotes
     1. n. plural of redingote
     redingote
          1. n-f. frock coat
sombres
     1. adj. plural of sombre
     2. v. second-person singular present of sombrer
     sombrer
          1. v. to sink
          2. v. to sink (+dans; into)
                sombrer dans l'alcoolisme - sink into the pit of alcoholism
          3. v. (figuratively, intransitive) to whittle away (disappear)
     sombre
          1. adj. dark
          2. adj. (pejorative) right, damn, bloody
                un sombre crĂ©tin - a prize idiot, a complete idiot, an unspeakable imbecile
          3. v. first-person singular present of sombrer
          4. v. third-person singular present of sombrer
          5. v. second-person singular imperative of sombrer
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
femmes
     1. n. plural of femme
     femme
          1. n-f. woman
          2. n-f. wife
          3. n-f. (LGBT, rare) Alternative form of fem, , femme, feminine lesbian (contrast butch)
long
     1. adj. long
     2. n-m. length
           Le nez de Pinocchio mesure le matin 5 cm de long. - Pinocchio's nose measures 5 cm long in the morning.
           J'aime marcher le long du fleuve. - I like walking along the river.
voilées
     1. Participle. feminine plural of voilĂ©
     voiler
          1. v. to veil (cover with a veil)
          2. v. to cover up, to cloak, to veil (to restrict the view of something)
          3. v. to become cloudy, to become hazy
          4. v. to cover up with a veil
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)
           Ĺ’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 boĂ®te 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 arrĂŞtĂ© de fumer. - I stopped smoking.
           Il continue de m’embĂŞter. - 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 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
Noir
     1. n-m. black (person)
     2. adj. black in colour
           Ce chat est noir. - This cat is black.
     3. adj. dark
           Il fait encore noir dehors. - It is still dark outside.
     4. adj. drunk; inebriated
           Il est noir. - He is drunk.
     5. adj. black, of black ethnicity
           Il est noir. - He is black.
     6. n-m. a black person
     7. n-m. a person whose hair is dark
     8. n-m. dark; darkness
           Je suis seul dans le noir. - I'm alone in the dark.
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