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ainsi
     1. adv. in this way, thus
peu
     1. adv. little; not very much/many
           Il est peu intelligent. - He is little intelligent.
           Pour obtenir de bons prix certains nĂ©gociateurs emploieraient parfois des mĂ©thodes peu conventionnelles - To get good prices, certain negotiators sometimes employ unconventional methods
     2. n-m. few
           peu de gens sont d'accord - few people agree
           Beaucoup sont appelĂ©s mais peu sont Ă©lus. - Many are called but few are elected.
           Le peu de services qu’il a rendus ont paru mĂ©riter une rĂ©compense. - The few services he gave seemed deserving of a reward.
           Le peu de qualitĂ©s dont il a fait preuve l’a fait Ă©conduire.
     3. n-m. little
           un peu - a little
           Je te donne le peu d'argent que j'ai - I'll give you the little money I have
           Je n'aime pas beaucoup ce cafĂ© mais j'en ai bu un peu - I don't like this coffee very much but I drank some of it
           Les galaxies lenticulaires ont perdu ou transformĂ© la majoritĂ© de leur matiĂšre interstellaire, si bien qu'on n'y observe que trĂšs peu de formation d'Ă©toiles, alors mĂȘme qu'elles peuvent conteni
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
peu
     1. adv. little; not very much/many
           Il est peu intelligent. - He is little intelligent.
           Pour obtenir de bons prix certains nĂ©gociateurs emploieraient parfois des mĂ©thodes peu conventionnelles - To get good prices, certain negotiators sometimes employ unconventional methods
     2. n-m. few
           peu de gens sont d'accord - few people agree
           Beaucoup sont appelĂ©s mais peu sont Ă©lus. - Many are called but few are elected.
           Le peu de services qu’il a rendus ont paru mĂ©riter une rĂ©compense. - The few services he gave seemed deserving of a reward.
           Le peu de qualitĂ©s dont il a fait preuve l’a fait Ă©conduire.
     3. n-m. little
           un peu - a little
           Je te donne le peu d'argent que j'ai - I'll give you the little money I have
           Je n'aime pas beaucoup ce cafĂ© mais j'en ai bu un peu - I don't like this coffee very much but I drank some of it
           Les galaxies lenticulaires ont perdu ou transformĂ© la majoritĂ© de leur matiĂšre interstellaire, si bien qu'on n'y observe que trĂšs peu de formation d'Ă©toiles, alors mĂȘme qu'elles peuvent conteni
peu Ă  peu
     1. adv. bit by bit, little by little, gradually, by degrees
Š
on
     1. pron. (indefinite) one, people, you, someone (an unspecified individual)
           On ne peut pas pĂȘcher ici - You can’t fish here
     2. pron. (personal, informal) we
           On s’est amusĂ©s. - We had fun.
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
arrivé
     1. Participle. past participle of arriver
     arriver
          1. v. to arrive (often followed by a location)
                On est arrivĂ©s Ă  Paris vers 9 heures. - We arrived in Paris around 9 o'clock.
                Ils sont arrivĂ©s avant moi. - They got there before me.
                Je n'arriverai pas Ă  temps pour voir le dĂ©but du film. - I won't arrive in time to see the start of the film.arriverai pas Ă  temps pour voir le dĂ©but du film., I won't arrive in time to see the
          2. v. (impersonal) to happen (unlike other translations of happen, can be used with an indirect object to specify something/somebody affected by the action; it may also be used with a relative clause in the
                Ă‡a ne m'arrive jamais. - That never happens to me.arrive jamais., t=That never happens to me.
                Il arrive souvent qu'il soit en retard. - It often happens that he is late.
          3. v. (informal) to cope, to manage
                J' sais pas quoi faire... J'arrive plus. - I don't know what to do... I can't do it anymore.arrive plus., t=I don't know what to do... I can't do it anymore.
          4. v. to be able to, to manage (to do something successfully)
                Je suis finalement arrivĂ© Ă  rĂ©parer cette porte. - I finally managed to repair that door.
          5. v. to obtain a level of success or fame
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
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
Ă  le
     1. prep. (Louisiana French, Cajun French) Alternative form of au, to the
Ă©tat
     1. n-m. state, condition
     2. n-m. (generally proscribed) alternative case form of État
actuel
     1. adj. current
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
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'
de la
     1. art. of the
     2. art. some; the feminine partitive article
           Voudriez-vous de la confiture ? - Would you like some jam?
           J'ai mangĂ© de la tarte - I ate some pie.
société
     1. n-f. society
     2. n-f. company
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.
quelques
     1. adj. plural of quelque
           Les rayons des cĂ©phĂ©ides classiques sont de quelques dizaines Ă  quelques centaines fois celui du Soleil. - The radii of the classical Cepheids are from some tens to some hundred times that of t
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)
détiennent
     1. v. third-person plural present of dĂ©tenir
     dĂ©tenir
          1. v. (legal) to detain
          2. v. to possess, to have, to hold
héréditairement
     1. adv. hereditarily
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'
Terre
     1. Proper noun. the Earth (planet)
     2. n-f. earth; soil
     3. n-f. land, property (delimited area)
     4. v. first-person singular present of terrer
     5. v. third-person singular present of terrer
     6. v. second-person singular imperative of terrer
et
     1. conj. and
toutes
     1. adv. feminine plural of tout
     2. det. feminine plural of tout
           Mes sƓurs sont toutes mariĂ©es
             My sisters are all married
     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
richesses
     1. n. plural of richesse
     2. n. (plurale tantum) wealth, riches
     richesse
          1. n-f. wealth
          2. n-f. (literally and figuratively) richness
sociales
     1. adj. feminine plural of social
     social
          1. adj. social, related to society, community
                Un devoir social. - A social obligation.
          2. adj. social, living in society
                l'homme est un animal social. - Man is a social animal.
          3. adj. mundane, related to social life
          4. n-m. action intended to make society work better
                faire du social.
pendant
     1. adj. hanging
     2. n-m. stone that dangles on earrings
     3. n-m. match, counterpart
     4. prep. during, throughout, for the duration of
     5. Participle. present participle of pendre
     pendre
          1. v. to hang
          2. v. to sag, droop
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.
pendant que
     1. conj. while, whilst, as
           Pendant que Monsieur se la coule douce, je trime comme un porc Ă  essayer de nettoyer la cuisiniĂšre.
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'
grande
     1. adj. feminine singular of grand
     grand
          1. adj. big, great, grand
          2. adj. tall
                Il est grand comment ? - How tall is he ?
          3. adj. grown up, big
                Quand je serai grande, je veux ĂȘtre astronaute. - When I grow up, I want to be an astronaut.
                Il l'a fait tout seul comme un grand garçon. - He did it all on his own like a big boy.
          4. adj. (usually capitalized) great, an honorific title
                Alexandre le Grand - Alexander the Great
          5. adj. great; big fat; an intensifier
                un grand tricheur - a big fat cheater
          6. adj. extensive, large
          7. n-m. grown-up
Masse
     1. Proper noun. surname, eq=Mace, xlit=Masse
     2. n-f. a paste, a dough
     3. n-f. large amount or quantity of something; mass
     4. n-f. something perceived as a whole, without distinguishing its parts
     5. n-f. a sum or combination of things treated as a whole
     6. n-f. a majority, especially of people
     7. n-f. an archaic unit of count
     8. n-f. (finance, legal) a sum of allotted money
     9. n-f. (physics) mass
     10. n-f. (electronics) earth, ground (of e.g. a plug)
     11. v. first-person singular present of masser
     12. v. third-person singular present of masser
     13. v. second-person singular imperative of masser
     14. n-f. mace (weapon)
     15. n-f. a sledgehammer
     masser
          1. v. to massage
privée
     1. adj. feminine singular of privĂ©
     privĂ©
          1. adj. private
          2. Participle. past participle of priver
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
tout
     1. adv. all
     2. det. all
     3. n-m. whole, entirety, total
           le tout
     4. pron. everything
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
frustrée
     1. adj. feminine singular of frustrĂ©
     frustrĂ©
          1. adj. frustrated
          2. Participle. past participle of frustrer
et
     1. conj. and
opprimée
     1. Participle. feminine singular of opprimĂ©
par
     1. prep. through
           par la fenĂȘtre - 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 attaquĂ© 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 arrivĂ© par le robinet - the liquid arrived from the tap
     5. prep. around, round (inside of)
           par tout le cinĂ©ma - 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 colĂšre - out of pure anger
           par tristesse - out of sadness
     11. prep. for
     12. n-m. (golf) par
une
     1. num. feminine singular of un
     2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article)
     3. n-f. front page (of a publication)
poignée
     1. n-f. handful (amount held in hand)
     2. n-f. handful (a small number)
     3. n-f. handshake
     4. n-f. grip (part of an object someone grips)
     5. n-f. handle (of a door, drawer, suitcase, sword, etc.)
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
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