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dans
1. prep. (literal, figurative) in, inside (enclosed in a physical space, a group, a state)
vieillir dans la misère - to grow old in poverty
être dans l'infanterie - to be in the infantry
avoir quelque chose dans la bouche - to have something in the mouth
dans les circonstances d'une pandémie - under the circumstances of a pandemic
Il habite dans le quartier le plus riche de Paris. - He lives in the richest district of Paris.
Il nage comme un poisson dans l'eau. - He swims like a fish in the water.
mettre l'argent dans la poche - to put money into one's pocket
Bienvenue dans le meilleur bar de tout Paris. - Welcome to the best bar in all of Paris.
2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain large subdivisions, see usage notes)
Aujourd'hui, je vais dans le Maine, et demain, je vais dans l’État de New York. - Today, I'm going to Maine, and tomorrow, I'm going to New York.
3. prep. in, within (a longer period of time)
Je serai prêt dans une heure. - I'll be ready in one hour.
Il arrivera dans trois jours. - He will arrive in three days.
4. prep. (with respect to time) during
dans un temps donné - during a given time
dans ma jeunesse - in my youth
5. prep. out of, from
boire dans une tasse - to drink from a cup
Il prend le beurre dans le réfrigérateur. - He takes the butter out of the fridge.
6. prep. (metonymy) in; in the works of
le marxisme dans Sartre - Marxism in the works of Sartre
7. prep. (colloquial) (Used in dans les)
dans les trentes kilos - about thirty kilos
dans les dix euros - about ten euros
8. n. plural of dan
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
excavation
1. n-f. excavation
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on
1. pron. (indefinite) one, people, you, someone (an unspecified individual)
On ne peut pas pêcher ici - You can’t fish here
2. pron. (personal, informal) we
On s’est amusés. - We had fun.
descendit
1. v. third-person singular past historic of descendre
descendre
1. v. to go down
2. v. to descend
3. v. to put down; disparage
4. v. to kill (someone)
5. v. to stay (in a hotel or other temporary lodging)
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
misérables
1. adj. plural of misérable
2. n. plural of misérable
misérable
1. adj. destitute, impoverished
2. adj. seedy, shabby
3. adj. wretched, pitiful
4. adj. feeble, paltry, measly
5. n. wretch, scoundrel
6. n-m. a Belgian French pastry of vanilla butter-cream and tender almond biscuit layers
bières
1. n. plural of bière
bière
1. n-f. beer
2. n-f. bier
3. n-f. coffin
La mise en bière. - The action of putting a corpse in a coffin.
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
sapin
1. n-m. fir, fir tree
on
1. pron. (indefinite) one, people, you, someone (an unspecified individual)
On ne peut pas pêcher ici - You can’t fish here
2. pron. (personal, informal) we
On s’est amusés. - We had fun.
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
rangea
1. v. third-person singular past historic of ranger
ranger
1. v. to order, to arrange
2. v. to put away, to put aside, to stack away, to stow
3. v. to park (a car)
4. v. to go along
Elle s'est rangée à son avis. - She went along with him.
5. n-m. a ranger, one who looks after a region
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
une
1. num. feminine singular of un
2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article)
3. n-f. front page (of a publication)
près
1. adv. near (a time or a place); close (gloss, to a time or a place)
Mon anniversaire est très près. (It's my birthday soon.)
J'habite tout près. (I live just nearby.)
J'habite près de l'épicerie. (I live close to the grocery store.)
2. prep. (formal, or legal) attached to, (connects a person or an organisation delegated officially to a setting.)
un expert près les tribunaux - an expert witness
les procureurs près les tribunaux - court-appointed prosecutors
l'ambassade de France près le Saint-Siège - the French Embassy to the Holy See
l'ambassadeur près le Saint-Siège - the ambassador to the Holy See
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. 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
de le
1. art. (Louisiana French) Alternative form of du, "of the", some
autre
1. adj. other
Donnez-moi un autre exemple. - Give me another example.
2. adj. another
puis
1. adv. then; after; next
2. conj. and
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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
fossoyeurs
1. n. plural of fossoyeur
fossoyeur
1. n-m. gravedigger
saisirent
1. v. third-person plural past historic of saisir
saisir
1. v. to take hold of; to grab
2. v. to seize, to take (an illegal product), to capture
3. v. to grasp mentally; understand
4. v. (computing) to capture (screen or data)
5. v. (computing) to type (something) into a computer; to input
6. v. (accounting) to record (something) in an account, ledger, etc.
7. v. (law) to vest a court with a case; to refer a matter to a court
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.
pelles
1. v. second-person singular present of peller
2. n. plural of pelle
peller
1. v. to shovel (to move materials with a shovel)
pelle
1. n-f. shovel, spade
2. n-f. dustpan
3. n-f. fluke (anchor blade)
4. n-f. (slang) French kiss
et
1. conj. and
comblèrent
1. v. third-person plural past historic of combler
combler
1. v. to fulfil, satisfy
2. v. (literal and figurative) to fill (add contents to, so it is full)
3. v. to fill (to install someone)
4. v. to counter
5. v. (sport) to deliver
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'
tranchée
1. Participle. feminine singular of tranché
2. n-f. (military) trench
trancher
1. v. to slice, to cut into slices
2. v. to complete, conclude
Il a tranché ses jours. - He has concluded his days on earth.
3. v. to decide, to settle, to address
4. v. to rule, make a ruling, come to a decision
5. v. to behave or comport oneself (as if one were)
Le comte trancha du grand seigneur. - The count comported himself as if he were God Almighty.
6. v. to contrast (with), stand out (against)
7. v. to stand out (in)

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