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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 sâest cassĂ© la jambe. - He has broken his leg. | |
5. art. (before units) a, an | |
Cinquante kilomĂštres Ă lâheure. - 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 lâest aussi. - ... and he is it too | |
prince |
1. n-m. prince | |
Jean |
1. Proper noun. John (biblical character). | |
2. Proper noun. John (book of the Bible). | |
3. Proper noun. (given name, male, from=Hebrew, eq=John), traditionally very popular in France, also common as the first part of hyphenated given names | |
4. Proper noun. surname, from=patronymics | |
5. n-m. a pair of jeans | |
monté |
1. Participle. past participle of monter | |
2. adj. (slang) hung | |
bien monté - well-hung | |
monter |
1. v. to go up, to climb (go to a higher position) | |
2. v. to ascend, go higher, go uphill, go upstairs | |
3. v. to get on, get in (a vehicle) | |
4. v. to rise (get to a higher figurative position (socially, or in a league/division etc.)) | |
5. v. to stage, put on (a show) | |
6. v. to ride (a horse) | |
7. v. to mount (a horse) | |
8. v. to bring up, take up, put up, get up (lift or carry something to a higher position) | |
J'ai monté les valises. - I brought up the cases. | |
9. v. to turn up, put up (increase the volume etc.) | |
10. v. to raise (increase the level, price etc.) | |
11. v. to put up (a tent) | |
Thomas décide de monter son camp pour la nuit. - Thomas decides to set up camp for the night. | |
12. v. to assemble (put together) | |
Une seule personne suffit pour monter le kit Ă©tagĂšre atelier. - One person can assemble the shelving kit by themselves. | |
13. v. to string (an instrument) | |
14. v. (cinematography) to edit | |
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) | |
palefroi |
1. n-m. palfrey | |
gris |
1. adj. grey, gray | |
2. adj. (colloquial) drunk, tipsy | |
3. n-m. gray | |
plein |
1. adj. full, full up | |
La voiture est pleine. - The car is full. | |
C'est plein de légendes. - It's full of stories | |
2. adj. plenty | |
Il y a plein de choses Ă faire. - There are plenty of things to do. | |
3. adj. solid | |
4. adj. (astronomy, of a moon) full | |
5. adj. (preceded by en) mid-; middle | |
en plein match - (right) in the middle of a match | |
en plein concert - mid-concert | |
en plein essor - on the rise | |
en pleine attaque - mid-attack | |
6. adj. (biology, of an animal) pregnant | |
7. adv. (of the four cardinal points) due | |
Aller plein sud - To go due north | |
8. adv. (colloquial) a lot, lots of, many | |
J'en ai plein du monde ici - I have lots of people here | |
9. n-m. full tank (of gas) | |
10. n-m. downstroke (of a letter) | |
11. prep. (somewhat colloquial) in; all over; filling | |
Avoir du vin plein sa cave. | |
J'ai de lâargent plein mes poches. - I have money filling up my pockets. | |
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) | |
Ćuvres de Fermat - Fermatâs Works | |
Elle est la femme de mon ami. - She is my friendâs wife. | |
le voisin de Gabriel - Gabriel's neighbor | |
3. prep. from (used to indicate origin) | |
Elle vient de France. - She comes from France. | |
Ătes-vous de Suisse ? - Are you from Switzerland? | |
Ce fromage vient dâEspagne. - This cheese is from Spain. | |
Câest de lâouest de la France. - Itâs 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 wonât 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 | |
Jâai arrĂȘtĂ© de fumer. - I stopped smoking. | |
Il continue de mâembĂȘter. - He keeps annoying me. | |
Elle mâa 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 dâautres exemples. - There are other examples. | |
10. art. Used in negated sentences with the grammatical object. | |
Elle nâa pas de mĂšre. - She doesnât have a mother. | |
Il ne mange pas de viande. - He doesnât eat meat. | |
Il nây a pas de problĂšmes. - There are no problems. | |
11. n-f. abbreviation of dame | |
feu |
1. n-m. fire | |
As-tu remarqué que tes cheveux sont en feu ? - Have you noticed that your hair is on fire? | |
2. n-m. (cigarette) lighter | |
3. n-m. traffic light | |
4. adj. deceased, the late | |
Elle Ă©tait la sĆur de feu Jean Dupont - She was the sister of the late Jean Dupont | |
caracola |
1. v. third-person singular past historic of caracoler | |
caracoler |
1. v. (of a horse) to caracole | |
2. v. go round and round, buzz round, flit about, flit around | |
3. v. (figuratively) to sit pretty, to be (well) ahead, nestle (appear comfortable at the top of a ranking) | |
ses tubes caracolent en tĂȘte du classement - their tunes are high at the top of the charts. | |
dans |
1. prep. (literal, figurative) in, inside (enclosed in a physical space, a group, a state) | |
vieillir dans la misĂšre - to grow old in poverty | |
ĂȘtre 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 pandémie - 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 lâĂtat 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 prĂȘt 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 donné - 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 réfrigérateur. - 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) | |
OĂč est Judith ? Je ne la vois pas. - Where is Judith? I don't see her. | |
Prends cette boĂźte et mets-la dans le coin. - Take that box and put it in the corner. | |
3. n-m. (music) la, the note 'A' | |
lice |
1. n-f. (fortifications) curtain wall | |
2. n-f. (historical) pomerium | |
3. n-f. (by extension) list, field (for combat); playing field; arena | |
Il est entré en lice. He came into contention. | |
Ă |
1. Notes. In Canada, Ă and a are not homophones, Ă a, a ÉË. | |
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 à cinq heures précises. - 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 été détruite hier soir ne se trouvait qu'à trois kilomÚtres de chez nous. - The house that was destroyed last night was only three kilometers from our place.à trois kilomÚtres 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. | |
Voilà la femme à laquelle j'ai acheté 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. Ă 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 â 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 | |
la |
1. art. the (definite article) | |
2. pron. her, it (direct object) | |
OĂč est Judith ? Je ne la vois pas. - Where is Judith? I don't see her. | |
Prends cette boĂźte et mets-la dans le coin. - Take that box and put it in the corner. | |
3. n-m. (music) la, the note 'A' | |
Ă la |
1. prep. a la, in the style or manner of (with a feminine singular adjective or a proper noun) | |
à la française (in the French style) | |
Ă la Hugo (in the style of Hugo) | |
tĂȘte |
1. n-f. head (part of the body) | |
J'ai mal Ă la tĂȘte - I have a headache | |
2. n-f. head (leader) | |
3. n-f. (soccer) header | |
4. n-f. (colloquial) a bright spark, a quick study | |
Ce type-lĂ , c'est une tĂȘte - This guy is a head | |
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) | |
Ćuvres de Fermat - Fermatâs Works | |
Elle est la femme de mon ami. - She is my friendâs wife. | |
le voisin de Gabriel - Gabriel's neighbor | |
3. prep. from (used to indicate origin) | |
Elle vient de France. - She comes from France. | |
Ătes-vous de Suisse ? - Are you from Switzerland? | |
Ce fromage vient dâEspagne. - This cheese is from Spain. | |
Câest de lâouest de la France. - Itâs 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 wonât 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 | |
Jâai arrĂȘtĂ© de fumer. - I stopped smoking. | |
Il continue de mâembĂȘter. - He keeps annoying me. | |
Elle mâa 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 dâautres exemples. - There are other examples. | |
10. art. Used in negated sentences with the grammatical object. | |
Elle nâa pas de mĂšre. - She doesnât have a mother. | |
Il ne mange pas de viande. - He doesnât eat meat. | |
Il nây a pas de problĂšmes. - There are no problems. | |
11. n-f. abbreviation of dame | |
sa |
1. det. (possessive) his, her, its, their, one's | |
Emma est allĂ©e chez sa sĆur. - Emma went to her sister's house. | |
Pierre a perdu sa carte d'identité. - Pierre has lost his identity card. | |
Sa voiture est blanche. - Their car is white. | |
suite |
1. n-f. result | |
2. n-f. sequel | |
3. n-f. next step, next steps, that which follows, remainder, rest | |
4. n-f. (poker) straight | |
5. n-f. (mathematics) sequence | |
6. n-f. suite (group of connected rooms) | |
joviale |
1. adj. feminine singular of jovial | |
jovial |
1. adj. jovial, jolly | |
Š |
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