| courez |
| 1. v. second-person plural present indicative of courir | |
| 2. v. second-person plural imperative of courir | |
| courir |
| 1. v. to run | |
| 2. v. to hurry; to rush | |
| 3. v. (Louisiana French) to go | |
| Courez chercher mon livre! - Go get my book! | |
| ne |
| 1. part. (literary) not (used alone to negate a verb; now chiefly with only a few particular verbs: see usage notes) | |
| 2. part. not, no (used before a verb, with a coordinating negative element usually following; see Usage Notes, below) | |
| 3. part. (Used in a subordinate clause before a subjunctive verb (especially when the main verb expresses doubt or fear), to provide extra overtones of doubt or uncertainty (but not negating its verb); the so- | |
| 4. part. In comparative clauses usually translated with the positive sense of the subsequent negative | |
| Apprendre le français est plus facile qu'on ne pense. - Learning French is easier than you (might) think. | |
| perdez |
| 1. v. second-person plural present indicative of perdre | |
| 2. v. second-person plural imperative of perdre | |
| perdre |
| 1. v. to lose (be unable to find) | |
| J'ai perdu les clés, mais un de mes amis les a trouvées. - I lost my keys, but one of my friends found them. | |
| 2. v. to lose (not win) | |
| 3. v. to get lost | |
| Ils se sont perdus dans la forêt dense. - They got lost in the dense forest. | |
| pas |
| 1. n-m. step, pace, footstep | |
| 2. n-m. (geography) strait, pass | |
| Pas de Calais - Strait of Dover | |
| 3. n-m. thread, pitch (of a screw or nut) | |
| 4. adv. The most common adverb of negation in French, typically translating into English as not, don't, doesn't, etc. | |
| Je ne sais pas. - I don't know | |
| Ma grande sœur n'habite pas avec nous. - My big sister doesn't live with us. | |
| J’veux pas travailler. - I don't wanna work. | |
| 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) | |
| instant |
| 1. adj. (literary) pressing, insistent | |
| 2. n-m. instant, minute, moment | |
| en un instant - in an instant | |
| il n'y a pas un instant à perdre - there's not a moment to spare | |
| ne durer qu'un instant - to last only an instant | |
| ne pas douter de quelque chose un seul instant - not to doubt something for a minute | |
| il ne faut qu'un instant pour le faire - it takes only a minute to do | |
