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allons
     1. v. first-person plural present indicative of aller
     2. v. first-person plural imperative of aller
     aller
          1. v. to go + à, location (object) = to
                Je vais au magasin. - I'm going to the store.
                On y va. - Let's go.
          2. v. to attend (school, church regularly) (+preo, à)
                aller à l'école - to attend school
          3. v. (when followed by an infinitive verb) to be going (to); will soon; (forms a near-future tense)
                Il allait visiter sa famille. - He was going to visit his family.
                Je vais aller au magasin. - I will go to the store.
          4. v. (when followed by an adverb) to be (feeling)
                J'espère que tu vas bien. - I hope you are well.
                Tout ira bien - All will be well.
          5. v. to go well + avec (object) = with (clothes, colors, etc.)
          6. v. to suit (+preo, à, someone)
                Cette robe te va bien ! - That dress suits you well!
          7. v. to be X-proof (to be suitable for use in an appliance without running the risk of being damaged in the process) (+preo, à)
                aller au four - to be ovenproof
                aller au micro-ondes - to be microwave safe
                aller au lave-vaisselle - to be dishwasher proof
          8. n-m. outward trip; journey out; trip away
                aller et retour - round trip
allons
     1. v. first-person plural present indicative of aller
     2. v. first-person plural imperative of aller
     aller
          1. v. to go + à, location (object) = to
                Je vais au magasin. - I'm going to the store.
                On y va. - Let's go.
          2. v. to attend (school, church regularly) (+preo, à)
                aller à l'école - to attend school
          3. v. (when followed by an infinitive verb) to be going (to); will soon; (forms a near-future tense)
                Il allait visiter sa famille. - He was going to visit his family.
                Je vais aller au magasin. - I will go to the store.
          4. v. (when followed by an adverb) to be (feeling)
                J'espère que tu vas bien. - I hope you are well.
                Tout ira bien - All will be well.
          5. v. to go well + avec (object) = with (clothes, colors, etc.)
          6. v. to suit (+preo, à, someone)
                Cette robe te va bien ! - That dress suits you well!
          7. v. to be X-proof (to be suitable for use in an appliance without running the risk of being damaged in the process) (+preo, à)
                aller au four - to be ovenproof
                aller au micro-ondes - to be microwave safe
                aller au lave-vaisselle - to be dishwasher proof
          8. n-m. outward trip; journey out; trip away
                aller et retour - round trip
jeune
     1. adj. young
     2. n. youth, a young person
Homme
     1. Proper noun. Man (genus Homo)
     2. 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.
     3. n-m. man, Man (species)
     4. n-m. man (virile male)
     5. n-m. man (employee)
jeune homme
     1. n-m. young man, youth
voici
     1. v. here is
           Voici le fromage. - Here's the cheese.
     2. prep. ago
           Il est parti voici trois jours. - He left three days ago.
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)
violon
     1. n-m. violin
     2. n-m. violinist
     3. n-m. (slang) jail
montre
     1. n-f. watch, wristwatch
     2. n-f. (dated) display, showcase
     3. v. first-person singular present of montrer
     4. v. third-person singular present of montrer
     5. v. second-person singular imperative of montrer
     montrer
          1. v. to show
                Montre-le-moi. - Show it to me.
          2. v. to display, to demonstrate one's characteristics
moi
     1. pron. me (first-person singular direct object pronoun)
     2. pron. to me (first-person singular indirect object pronoun)
     3. n-m. ego
ce
     1. det. this, that
     2. pron. (subject of être, with predicative adjectives or relative clauses, singular only) it, this, that (see § Usage notes, below)
           C'est beau ! - It is beautiful!
           est-ce que...? - is it that...?
           ce dont je parlais - that which I was speaking of
           C'eût été avec plaisir, mais... - It would have been with pleasure, but...
           C'eût été dommage... - It would have been a pity...
     3. pron. (subject of être, with predicate nouns) he, she, it, this, that
           C'est un/une célébrité. - He/she is a celebrity.
           Ce sont des célébrités. - These are celebrities.
           Ce sont des gens bien. - These are good people.
           ce semble - it seems
           ce peuvent être... - these may be...
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 était à peine parti qu’elle a téléphoné à 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 père. - 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 drôle, 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 arrivé ? - 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 très bien. - He's a man whom I know very well.
           Je viens de lire la lettre que vous m'avez envoyée. - I've just read the letter that you sent me.
ce que
     1. pron. (accusative, relative) what (relative pronoun - direct object)
           C'est ce que font les gens bien. - This is what good people do.
           Cela n'est pas ce que je voulais. - That isn't what I wanted.
           Il avait bien conscience de ce qu'il avait fait. - He knew perfectly well what he had done.
           Ce que dit le roi est vrai, parce que le roi le dit. - What the king says is true, because the king says it.
           A est à B ce que C est à D - A is to B as C is to D
     2. pron. (accusative, interrogative) what (in indirect questions)
           Savez-vous ce qu’il dit ? - Do you know what he says?
           Savez-vous ce que vous faites ? - Do you know what you're doing?
tu
     1. pron. you (singular); thou
     2. Participle. past participle of taire
     3. part. (Quebec, informal) (question marker)
           C'est-tu possible ? - Is it possible?
     taire
          1. v. to quieten, to shut up, to silence
                Faites taire vos enfants ! - Shut your children up!
          2. v. to shut up (one's self), to be quiet, to fall silent, to stop talking
                Tais-toi! - Be quiet!/Shut up!
          3. v. To keep (a matter) quiet, to keep secret, not to say
                Je l'ai entendu de quelqu'un dont je préfère taire le nom. - I heard it from someone whose name I'd rather keep to myself.
sais
     1. v. first-person singular present indicative of savoir
     2. v. second-person singular present indicative of savoir
     savoir
          1. v. to know (something)
                Savais-tu qu'il parle si bien l'anglais? - Did you know that he speaks English so well?
                Comment savait-il que j'étais là? - How did he know that I was there?
                Il est difficile de savoir si elle ment. - It's difficult to know if she's lying.
                Il tire cette approche en inventant une situation initiale, dans laquelle on interrogerait les individus sur la forme qu'ils voudraient d'une société sans qu'ils sachent quelle place ils y aura
                Difficile à savoir (expression; compare Difficile à dire, voir, faire)
          2. v. to know how (to do something)
                Savez-vous nager? - Do you know how to swim?
          3. v. to be able to, to be apt to (especially in the negative or interrogative conditional; used in the positive in Belgium)
                Il ne saurait tarder que... - It cannot/will not be long before...
          4. v. to find out
                Nous devons savoir pourquoi il a fait ça. - We have to find out why he did this.
          5. n-m. knowledge
faire
     1. v. to do
           faire la vaisselle - to do the washing-up.
           Qu'est-ce que tu fais ? - What are you doing?
           Fais pas ça. - Don't do that.
     2. v. to make
           faire une erreur - to make a mistake.
           faire un voyage - to take a trip
     3. v. to say (of a person), to go (of an animal)
           "Je t'aime," fit-il. - "I love you," he said.
           Le chat fait "miaou". - The cat goes "meow".
     4. v. to make (cause someone or something to do something)
           Tu me fais rire. - You make me laugh.
           La chanson me fait pleurer. - The song makes me cry.
     5. v. to act like (something)
           Fais pas ton innocent avec moi. - Don't act like you're so innocent around me./Don't give me that innocent act.
     6. v. (impersonal) to be (of the weather or various situations)
           Il fait chaud/froid/noir/beau dehors. - It is hot/cold/dark/nice outside.
           Ça fait dix ans que nous nous connaissons. - We have known each other for ten years.
           Ça fait bizarre. - That seems/looks bizarre; that gives a bizarre effect/appearance/result.
           Ça fait très monsieur, ta cravate. - Your tie makes you look like a real gentleman.
     7. v. to do, to make (oneself)
           Elle se fait les ongles. - She is doing her nails.
     8. v. to be, to get (used for a passive action)
           se faire piquer - to be stung
           Je me suis fait avoir. - I got screwed.
           Est-ce que tu t'es fait couper les cheveux ? - Did you get your hair cut?
     9. v. to ripen (of fruit), to mature
     10. v. to become used to, to get used to
           Je ne m'y suis toujours pas fait. - I still haven't got used to it.
     11. v. (slang) to do (to have sex with)
     12. v. (informal, intransitive) to defecate; (metaphorically) to shit oneself (to be terrified)
           L'enfant a fait dans son pantalon. - The child soiled his trousers.
           Ils viennent d'entendre les nouvelles et ils font dans leur culotte. - They've just heard the news and they're shitting themselves.
     13. v. to become, to get
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