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ces
1. det. plural of ce: these, those
précautions
1. n. plural of précaution
précaution
1. n-f. precaution
2. n-f. prudence, wariness
prises
1. n. plural of prise
2. Participle. feminine plural of pris
3. v. second-person singular present of priser
prendre
1. v. to take
prends ma main - take my hand
2. v. to eat; to drink
elle prend un café - she is drinking a coffee
3. v. to get; to buy
Je vais prendre le plat du jour. - I'll get the dish of the day.
4. v. to rob; to deprive
prendre quelque chose à quelqu'un
5. v. to make
prendre une décision - to make a decision
prendre des mesures draconiennes - to take draconian measures
6. v. to catch, to work, to start
le feu ne prend pas - the fire won't start
la sauce ne prend pas - the sauce isn't thickening
ma mayonnaise ne prend pas - my mayonnaise isn't setting
ça ne prend pas avec moi - that won't wash with me
7. v. to get (something) caught (in), to jam
je me suis pris la main dans la porte - I caught my hand in the door
je me suis pris la porte dans la figure
8. v. indtr, à
Qu'est-ce qui t'a pris ? Qu'est-ce qui t'est passé par la tête ? - What were you thinking? What got into you? What came over you?
Qu'est-ce qui lui a pris ? Quelle mouche l'a piqué ? - What was he thinking? What got into him?
bien lui en prit
mal lui en prit
9. v. to start having a negative feeling towards someone
prendre en aversion
prendre en grippe
prendre en dégoût
10. v. (followed by a partitive, in various idiomatic expressions) to gain
prendre de la vitesse - to gain speed
prendre du galon - to gain a promotion
prendre de l'avance - to gain ground
prendre du retard - to fall behind schedule, to run late, to drop behind
prendre de la hauteur - to gain some perspective
prendre du recul - to take a step back
prendre de la bouteille - to gain experience
en prendre de la graine - to take away a lesson
prendre du poids - to gain weight
prendre de la masse - to build muscle
prendre de la brioche, prendre du bide, prendre du ventre - to get a paunch
prendre du bouchon
prendre de l'élan - to gain momentum
prendre de l'âge
prendre de la valeur - to gain value
prendre de l'importance
11. v. (colloquial ; impersonal) to take (a certain amount of time)
Ça va me prendre au moins deux heures pour le mettre à jour.
12. v. (colloquial ; impersonal ; by extension) to take (a certain number or amount of)
Pour finir dans deux heures, ça prend trois personnes. - To finish in two hours, it'll take three people.
13. v. (impersonal) to come over (to arise in and gain some control over one's thoughts and/or actions)
il prend quelque chose à quelqu'un - something comes over someone
Il lui prend une fantaisie de mettre le feu à la maison.
priser
1. v. to snuff, take snuff (to inhale a drug or other substance through the nose)
2. v. to price (fix a price according to market forces)
3. v. to prize (consider something valuable)
prise
1. n-f. (electrical) socket, wall socket (also prise électrique)
2. n-f. (martial arts) hold
3. n-f. (climbing) hold (of a climbing wall)
4. n-f. grip
5. n-f. (baseball) a strike
6. n-f. a taking or capture
la prise de la Bastille
7. n-f. (film) a take
8. Participle. feminine singular of pris
9. v. first-person singular present of priser
10. v. third-person singular present of priser
11. v. second-person singular imperative of priser
il
1. pron. he (third-person singular masculine subject pronoun for human subject)
Il est parti. - He left.
2. pron. it (third-person singular subject pronoun for grammatically masculine objects)
Je cherche mon livre. Où est-il ? - I'm looking for my book. Where is it?
3. pron. (impersonal pronoun) Impersonal subject; it
Il pleut. - It’s raining.
parut
1. v. third-person singular past historic of paraître
paraître
1. v. to appear (become visible)
L'acteur parut sur l'écran. - The actor appeared on screen.
2. v. to be published
Ce texte est paru il y a longtemps. - This text was published long ago.
Le livre paraîtra en août. - The book will be published in August.
3. v. to appear, to seem
Il paraît avoir 40 ans. - He seems forty (years old).
4. v. (impersonal, with que) to be said that, to be rumored that
Il paraît que le vaccin fonctionne très bien. - It is said that that the vaccine works very well.
5. n-m. appearance
moins
1. adv. comparative of peu; less, fewer
Faites moins de bruit. - Make less noise.
J'ai dû attendre moins de dix minutes. - I had to wait less than ten minutes.
De moins en moins de personnes peuvent se permettre de passer des vacances à l'étranger. - Fewer and fewer people can afford to spend holidays abroad.
2. adv. (with numbers) minus; negative
moins cinq - minus five
3. adv. preceded by a definite article superlative of peu; the least
C'est lui qui gagne le moins (d'argent) dans sa famille. - He earns the least money in his family.
C'était la chose la moins surprenante. - It was the least surprising thing.
4. n-m. the minus sign
5. prep. minus
Cinq moins deux font trois - Five minus two makes three.
inquiet
1. adj. worried
2. adj. anxious
et
1. conj. and
fit
1. v. third-person singular past historic of faire
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
venir
1. v. to come (to move from one place to another that is nearer the speaker)
Viens vivre avec moi en France. - Come live with me in France.
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)
bol
1. n-m. bowl
bol de porcelaine - porcelain bowl
bol de lait - bowl of milk
2. n-m. (colloquial) luck
Il a toujours du bol. - He's always lucky.
3. n-m. bolus
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
punch
1. n-m. punch (drink)

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