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avec
1. prep. (accompaniment) with
Je suis revenu avec lui. - I have returned with him.
Voudriez-vous y aller avec moi ? - Would you like to come with me?
Ils m'ont dit qu'ils étaient avec toi. - They told me that they were with you.
2. prep. (manner, instrument) with
Je l'ai fait avec plaisir. - I did it with pleasure.
3. adv. (informal) too, also
Il en est vraiment content. —Bien, moi avec. - He's really happy about it. —Well, me too.
leurs
1. det. (possessive) plural of leur: their (used before a plural noun)
Elles ont oublié leurs livres. - They forgot their books.
2. pron. (possessive) plural of leur: theirs (referring to a plural noun)
Ce sont vos papiers ou les leurs ? - Are those your papers or theirs?
Je préfère nos voisins aux leurs. - I prefer our neighbors over theirs.
J'ai besoin de vos papiers, pas des leurs. - I need your papers, not theirs.
pommes
1. n. plural of pomme
pommer
1. v. (of vegetables, especially cabbage and lettuce) to develop a fruit
pomme
1. n-f. apple (fruit)
manger une pomme - eat an apple
la pomme ne tombe jamais loin de l’arbre - the apple never falls far from the tree
2. n-f. any of several objects of approximately the same shape and size
3. n-f. the faucet or nozzle of a watering can or showerhead
la pomme d’arrosoir - the nozzle of a watering can
4. n-f. (architecture) a decorative motif in the shape of an apple
5. n-f. (botany) the fruit part of several vegetables, such as the heart of a cabbage or lettuce
pomme épineuse - jimsonweed
6. n-f. (colloquial) the head or face
7. n-f. (colloquial) ninny, nitwit, idiot
C’est la reine des pommes ! - She's the queen of nutters!
8. n-f. (by ellipsis) potato (ng, from pomme de terre)
9. n-f. (figuratively) crown, prize, especially in regards to beauty (ng, from the association with the Judgment of Paris)
Elle mérite la pomme. - She's a real beaut.
10. n-f. (Canada, pejorative, offensive) an Amerindian person considered to have assimilated into White society
11. v. first-person singular present of pommer
12. v. second-person singular present imperative of pommer
13. v. third-person singular present of pommer
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)
Œuvres 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.
Êtes-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 à 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 boîte 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 à 11:00 je ne serai pas libre. - From 9 to 11 I won’t be free.
Je travaille de huit heures à midi. - I work from 8 o'clock to noon.
un groupe de cinq à 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 arrêté de fumer. - I stopped smoking.
Il continue de m’embêter. - 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 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 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
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
pommes de terre
1. n. plural of pomme de terre
leurs
1. det. (possessive) plural of leur: their (used before a plural noun)
Elles ont oublié leurs livres. - They forgot their books.
2. pron. (possessive) plural of leur: theirs (referring to a plural noun)
Ce sont vos papiers ou les leurs ? - Are those your papers or theirs?
Je préfère nos voisins aux leurs. - I prefer our neighbors over theirs.
J'ai besoin de vos papiers, pas des leurs. - I need your papers, not theirs.
châtaignes
1. n. plural of châtaigne
châtaigner
châtaigne
1. n-f. (sweet) chestnut
et
1. conj. and
leur
1. pron. (personal, indirect) (to) them
Je leur ai donné 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.
seigle
1. n-m. rye (grass or its grains as food)
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
paysans
1. n. plural of paysan
paysan
1. n-m. a peasant
2. n-m. someone who lives in the country; ruralite
3. n-m. (pejorative) a country bumpkin
du
1. contraction. contraction of de + le (t=of the)
« Eussent » est la troisième 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)
Œuvres 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.
Êtes-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 à 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 boîte 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 à 11:00 je ne serai pas libre. - From 9 to 11 I won’t be free.
Je travaille de huit heures à midi. - I work from 8 o'clock to noon.
un groupe de cinq à 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 arrêté de fumer. - I stopped smoking.
Il continue de m’embêter. - 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 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 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
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 cassé la jambe. - He has broken his leg.
4. art. (before units) a, an
Cinquante kilomètres à l’heure. - fifty kilometres an hour
5. pron. (direct object) him, it
Où 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
ségala
engraissent
1. v. third-person plural present of engraisser
engraisser
1. v. to fatten
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)
Œuvres 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.
Êtes-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 à 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 boîte 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 à 11:00 je ne serai pas libre. - From 9 to 11 I won’t be free.
Je travaille de huit heures à midi. - I work from 8 o'clock to noon.
un groupe de cinq à 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 arrêté de fumer. - I stopped smoking.
Il continue de m’embêter. - 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 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 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
nombreux
1. adj. numerous, many
troupeaux
1. n. plural of troupeau
troupeau
1. n-m. herd (of horses, bulls, elephants, buffalo etc.)
2. n-m. drove (of animals being transported)
3. n-m. flock (of sheep); gaggle (of geese)
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)
Œuvres 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.
Êtes-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 à 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 boîte 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 à 11:00 je ne serai pas libre. - From 9 to 11 I won’t be free.
Je travaille de huit heures à midi. - I work from 8 o'clock to noon.
un groupe de cinq à 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 arrêté de fumer. - I stopped smoking.
Il continue de m’embêter. - 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 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 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
porcs
1. n. plural of porc
porc
1. n-m. pork
2. n-m. pig
(synonyms, cochon)
3. n-m. (slang) dirty pig, swine, contemptible person
sale porc!
dont
1. pron. of/from whom/which, whose
Vous rappelez-vous ce dont je vous ai parlé ? - Do you remember that of which we spoke?
Il n’est rien dont je sois encore certain. - There is nothing of which I am still certain.
Quel est le pays dont provient cette marchandise suspecte ? - What is the country from which the suspicious merchandise comes?
J’ai décidé d’abandonner l’affaire dont je vous ai entretenu il y a quelques jours. - I decided to abandon the matter of which we have been speaking for a few days.
La maladie dont il est mort porte un nom imprononçable. - The disease of which he died has an unpronounceable name.
Les pays dont nous n’avons point de connaissance sont les destinations privilégiées des grands aventuriers. - The countries of which we have little knowledge are the privileged destinations of
Ces étoiles — dont le nom m’échappe — sont les plus brillantes de la voûte céleste. - These stars, whose names escape me, are the brightest in the skies.
Le Québec est une province du Canada dont les frontières correspondent au territoire de la nation québécoise. - Quebec is a province of Canada whose borders correspond to the Quebecois nation.
2. pron. (sometimes) by which
Le coup dont il fut frappé. - The blow by which he was struck.
3. pron. Denotes a part of a set, may be translated as "including" or such as in some situations.
Il a eu dix enfants, dont neuf filles. - He had ten children, nine of them girls.
ils
1. pron. they (male or mixed group)
2. pron. (Quebec, informal) they (female)
tirent
1. v. third-person plural present of tirer
tirer
1. v. to draw, drag, pull
2. v. to shoot
3. v. to draw (conclusions), to consider (consequences)
4. v. to leave a place
5. v. to set free, to deliver
beaucoup
1. adv. much, very much, a lot
Merci beaucoup! - Thank you very much!
Je mange beaucoup. - I eat a lot.
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)
Œuvres 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.
Êtes-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 à 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 boîte 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 à 11:00 je ne serai pas libre. - From 9 to 11 I won’t be free.
Je travaille de huit heures à midi. - I work from 8 o'clock to noon.
un groupe de cinq à 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 arrêté de fumer. - I stopped smoking.
Il continue de m’embêter. - 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 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 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
argent
1. n-m. silver
2. n-m. money, cash
3. n-m. (tincture) argent (white in heraldry)

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