| comment |
| 1. adv. how | |
| Comment te sens-tu ? - How do you feel? | |
| 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' | |
| mère |
| 1. n-f. mother | |
| peut |
| 1. v. third-person singular present indicative of pouvoir | |
| pouvoir |
| 1. v. can, to be able to | |
| Je peux venir ce soir. - I can come this evening. | |
| 2. v. may | |
| désastre qui peut nous frapper - disaster which may strike us | |
| 3. v. (impersonal, reflexive) to be possible; may, could be | |
| Il se peut que je sois malade. - (literally) It could be that I'm ill / (more naturally) I may be ill. / I could be ill. | |
| 4. n-m. (or un) power | |
| prendre le pouvoir - to take power, to seize power | |
| 5. n-m. authority | |
| 6. n-m. (legal) power of attorney | |
| elle |
| 1. pron. she | |
| Je crois qu'elle est partie. - I think she left. | |
| 2. pron. it (feminine gender third-person singular subject pronoun) | |
| Voilà ma voiture. Elle a cinq ans. - That's my car. It is five years old. | |
| 3. pron. disjunctive form of elle; her; à elle = hers | |
| C’est à elle. - It's hers. | |
| sera |
| 1. v. third-person singular future indicative of être | |
| serait |
| 1. v. third-person singular conditional of être | |
| soit |
| 1. conj. or, meaning, that is to say | |
| 2. conj. either ... or | |
| Il veut adopter un animal de compagnie, soit un chat, soit un chien. - He wants to adopt a pet, either a cat, or a dog. | |
| Je lui ai dit que j'aimerais reprendre un de mes vieux passe-temps, soit jouer du piano, soit apprendre une langue. - I told him I want to take up one of my old hobbies agains, be that playing | |
| 3. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of être | |
| 4. v. (math) let be | |
| Soit f une fonction linéaire. - Let f be a linear function. | |
| 5. interj. OK; granted; so be it | |
| tenir |
| 1. v. to have; to hold | |
| 2. v. to keep | |
| 3. v. to take (e.g., take into account, take into consideration); to consider; to account for; to reflect | |
| Peut-être devons-nous tenir compte de plusieurs problèmes. - Maybe we should take several issues into account. | |
| 4. v. to stay; to hold | |
| 5. v. to hold on | |
| Elle descend en se tenant aux racines. - She comes down using the roots for handles (holding on to the roots). | |
| 6. v. to hold oneself, to be standing | |
| Il se tenait dans le coin. - He stood in the corner. | |
| 7. v. to behave | |
| Tiens-toi bien. - Behave yourself. | |
| 8. v. to maintain, remain in a certain position or disposition | |
| Tiens-toi droit! - Keep yourself straight! | |
| Elle se tient immobile sur la corde raide. - She stays still on the tightrope. | |
| 9. v. (indtr, à) to be attached to something, to be fond of something, to hold something dear; to wish to | |
| 10. v. to hang out | |
| 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 cassé la jambe. - He has broken his leg. | |
| 5. art. (before units) a, an | |
| Cinquante kilomètres à l’heure. - fifty kilometres an hour | |
| 6. 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. | |
| 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 | |
| fil |
| 1. n-m. yarn, thread, wire | |
| ne tenir qu'à un fil - to hang by a thread | |
| 2. n-m. grain (of wood etc.) | |
| 3. n-m. edge (of blade, razor etc.) | |
| quand |
| 1. conj. when | |
| Appelez-moi quand vous arriverez chez vous - Call me when you get home | |
| 2. adv. when | |
| Quand est-il mort ? - When did he die? | |
| Je ne sais pas quand est-ce qu'il est mort. - I don't know when it was that he died. | |
| Quand est-ce que vous voulez partir ? - When do you want to leave? | |
| celles |
| 1. pron. feminine plural of celui: those: those | |
| Je veux te montrer mes photos... celles que j'ai prises pendant mes vacances. - I want to show you my photos... the ones I took during my vacation. | |
| qui |
| 1. pron. (interrogative) who, whom | |
| Tu as vu qui ? - Who have you seen? | |
| Je ne sais pas qui vous êtes. - I don't know who you are. | |
| 2. pron. (relative) who, whom (after a preposition), which, that | |
| La personne qui parle connait bien son sujet. - The person who speaks knows his/her subject well. | |
| Cette voiture bleue qui passe me plait beaucoup. - This blue car which is passing I like a lot. | |
| J’aime les chiens qui sont calmes. - I like dogs that are quiet. | |
| Un homme à qui j’ai parlé. - A man to whom I spoke/have spoken. | |
| Si lugubre que fût l’appartement, c’était un paradis pour qui revenait du lycée. - Gloomy as the apartment was, it was still a paradise for those who came back from school. | |
| Rira bien qui rira le dernier. - Who laughs last laughs well. | |
| 3. conj. (Louisiana French, Cajun French) if | |
| Qui elle en a, ça va faire. - If she has any, that will do. | |
| écoutent |
| 1. v. third-person plural present of écouter | |
| écouter |
| 1. v. to listen | |
| 2. v. to listen to | |
| J’écoute la radio. | |
| piaffent |
| 1. v. third-person plural present of piaffer | |
| piaffer |
| 1. v. (of horse) to stamp, paw the ground | |
| 2. v. (of person) to stamp one's feet | |
| 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 | |
| impatience |
| 1. n-f. impatience | |
| dès |
| 1. prep. since, from | |
| 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 | |
| premières |
| 1. adj. feminine plural of premier | |
| premier |
| 1. adj. (ordinal) first | |
| Le premier élément de la liste est un zéro. - The first element of the list is zero. | |
| 2. adj. prime (number etc) | |
| 3. n-m. first | |
| Il est le premier. - He is the first. | |
| 4. n-m. premier | |
| 5. n-m. prime minister | |
| 6. adv. first | |
| Il joue premier - he is playing first | |
| paroles |
| 1. n. plural of parole | |
| 2. n. (music) lyrics, words (of a song) | |
| parole |
| 1. n-f. (the power of) speech, language (gloss, the faculty of using spoken language to communicate or express thought, the usage of this faculty, and the words articulated through its use) | |
| la parole et l'écriture - speech and writing | |
| (co, perdre la parole / perdre l'usage de la parole, to lose one's ability to speak) | |
| avoir la parole facile - to speak easily, to be well-spoken | |
| Les animaux manquent la parole. - Animals lack speech | |
| 2. n-f. word(s) utterance, expression (an orally articulated unit of discourse) | |
| 3. n-f. voice, spoken word | |
| 4. n-f. (in the plural) lyrics, words (of a song) | |
| les paroles d'une chanson - the words of a song, lyrics of a song | |
| 5. n-f. promise, word | |
| belles paroles - empty promise(s), lit=pretty words | |
| tenir parole - to keep one's word | |
| donner sa parole - to give one's word | |
| être fidèle à sa parole - to be true to one's word | |
| manquer à sa parole - to break one's word | |
| revenir sur sa parole - to go back on one's word | |
| croire sur parole - to take one's word | |
| Il tient parole. - He keeps his word. | |
| 6. n-f. floor (the right to speak, as, for example, in a legislative assembly) | |
| avoir la parole - to have the floor | |
| prendre la parole - to take the floor | |
| donner, céder, passer, ou laisser la parole à quelqu'un - to give someone the floor | |
| couper la parole à quelqu'un, ou lui ôter la parole - to cut someone off | |
| Le député a la parole. - The member has the floor. | |
| pour |
| 1. prep. for (meant for, intended for) (followed by a noun or pronoun) | |
| J'ai un cadeau pour toi. - I've got a gift for you. | |
| 2. prep. for (in support of) | |
| Pourquoi voter pour lui ? - Why did you vote for him? | |
| 3. prep. for (as a consequence for) | |
| Il faut le punir pour ses crimes. - He must be punished for his crimes. | |
| 4. prep. for (an intended destination) | |
| Sébastien est parti pour Londres. - Sébastien left for London. | |
| 5. prep. to (to bring about an intended result) (followed by a verb in the infinitive) | |
| Je veux chanter pour te faire revenir. - I want to sing to make you come back. | |
| 6. prep. for, to (according to) | |
| Pour moi, ce film est trop irréaliste. - For me, this film is too unrealistic. | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| cette |
| 1. det. feminine singular of ce | |
| histoire |
| 1. n-f. story | |
| 2. n-f. history | |
| 3. n-f. (informal) lie, fantasy, invention | |
| 4. n-f. misadventure | |
| 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. | |
| propre |
| 1. adj. (before a noun) own | |
| C'est ma propre maison - It's my own house | |
| 2. adj. clean | |
| une maison propre - a clean house | |
| 3. adj. (of a child) toilet-trained | |
| 4. adj. (of a pet) house-trained | |
| 5. adj. proper, specific, particular + à (object) = to | |
| 6. adj. (mathematics) eigen- | |
| valeur propre - eigenvalue | |
| histoire |
| 1. n-f. story | |
| 2. n-f. history | |
| 3. n-f. (informal) lie, fantasy, invention | |
| 4. n-f. misadventure | |
