basse |
1. adj. feminine singular of bas | |
2. n-f. (music) bass (the lower melody) | |
3. n-f. (music) bass (a singer of the bass melodies) | |
4. n-f. (music) bass (the musical instrument) | |
5. n-f. acoustic guitar | |
bas |
1. adj. low | |
2. adj. bass | |
3. adv. low | |
4. n-m. socks; stockings; feet | |
5. n-m. lower end; bottom (of a thing) | |
6. n-m. stocking | |
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 | |
plafond |
1. n-m. ceiling | |
la |
1. art. the (definite article) | |
2. pron. her, it (direct object) | |
Où est Judith ? Je ne la vois pas. - Where is Judith? I don't see her. | |
Prends cette boîte et mets-la dans le coin. - Take that box and put it in the corner. | |
3. n-m. (music) la, the note 'A' | |
seule |
1. adj. feminine singular of seul | |
seul |
1. adj. lonely | |
2. adj. alone | |
3. adj. only | |
4. adj. single | |
lumière |
1. n-f. light | |
2. n-f. (anatomy) lumen | |
était |
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of être | |
être |
1. v. to be | |
Vous devez être plus clairs. - You must be clearer. | |
2. v. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect and pluperfect tense of (including all reflexive verbs) | |
Après être allé au yoga, je suis rentré 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 être battu ce soir. - He can be beaten this evening. | |
4. n-m. being, creature | |
5. n-m. being, the state or fact of existence | |
diffusée |
1. Participle. feminine singular of diffusé | |
diffuser |
1. v. to diffuse | |
2. v. to broadcast | |
par |
1. prep. through | |
par la fenêtre - 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 attaqué 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 arrivé par le robinet - the liquid arrived from the tap | |
5. prep. around, round (inside of) | |
par tout le cinéma - 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 colère - 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) | |
cheminée |
1. n-f. a chimney | |
2. n-f. a fireplace or hearth | |
3. n-f. a vertical vent, exhaust or gallery | |
4. n-f. a hole at the centre of some models of parachute | |
5. n-f. the glass tube protecting the flame of a kerosene or similar wick lamp | |
6. n-f. (technology) a vertical vacuum forming in a gasifier | |
7. n-f. (welding) a type of welding fault | |
8. n-f. (geology) the exhaust of a volcano | |
9. n-f. (geology) a vertical mineral vein | |
10. n-f. (theatre) large pipe containing ropes that serves to control theater backdrops | |
brûlant |
1. Participle. present participle of brûler | |
2. adj. burning | |
brûler |
1. v. to burn | |
La maison des voisins a brûlé. - The neighbors' house has burnt down. | |
Ils sont en train de brûler un tas de feuilles mortes. - They are burning a heap of dead leaves. | |
2. v. to burn oneself | |
Je me suis brûlé avec une ampoule. - I burnt myself on a light bulb. | |
3. v. (figurative, transitive) to pass an obstacle, to blow (through or past), to run | |
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 | |
derniers |
1. adj. masculine plural of dernier | |
dernier |
1. adj. last | |
Il est parti le mois dernier. - He left last month. | |
Je n'ai parlé qu'une fois avec elle depuis l'année dernière. - I haven't spoken with her a single time since last year. | |
2. adj. latest (most recent) | |
J'espère que les dernières mises à jour vont nous permettre d'achever le projet à temps. I hope that the latest updates allow us to complete the project on time. I hope that the latest updates | |
3. adj. latter | |
restes |
1. n. plural of reste | |
2. v. second-person singular present of rester | |
rester |
1. v. to stay | |
On est restés à l'hôtel pendant une bonne part du séjour, on était tous malades. | |
2. v. to remain, be left over | |
Il reste un peu de riz dans le frigo, si tu veux. | |
3. v. to stay, to remain (to continue to have a particular quality) | |
Elle est restée comme elle était quand je l'ai rencontrée. | |
4. v. (rare) to rest | |
5. v. (Louisiana French, Canada) to live | |
Moi, je reste au Québec. | |
reste |
1. n-m. rest, remainder | |
le reste du monde - the rest of the world | |
J'ai fait ce matin une grande partie de ma tâche, ce soir je ferai le reste. - I've done a large part of my assignment this morning; I'll do the rest this evening. | |
2. n-m. a trace or vestige which remains | |
Il a perdu le petit reste d'espoir. - He lost the last little bit of hope. | |
3. n-m. (mathematics) remainder | |
4. v. first-person singular present of rester | |
5. v. third-person singular present of rester | |
6. v. second-person singular imperative of rester | |
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 | |
une |
1. num. feminine singular of un | |
2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article) | |
3. n-f. front page (of a publication) | |
bûche |
1. n-f. log | |
bûcher |
1. n-m. woodshed (enclosed, roofed structure, often an outbuilding, used primarily to store firewood) | |
2. n-m. pyre (funeral pile; combustible heap on which corpses are burned) | |
3. n-m. stake (pile of wood on which a person condemned to death is burned) | |
4. n-m. (in the plural) the flames of Hell | |
5. v. to hew | |
6. v. (informal) to slug away, to hit the books | |