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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
ôte
     1. v. first-person singular present of ôter
     2. v. third-person singular present of ôter
     3. v. second-person singular imperative of ôter
     ôter
          1. v. to take away, remove
          2. v. to take off, remove (clothes, etc.)
          3. v. to remove, cut (text etc.); to take away (in arithmetic)
          4. v. to take (something) away from someone; to deprive
          5. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to move oneself, get out of the way
sa
     1. det. (possessive) his, her, its, their, one's
           Emma est allée chez sa sœur. - Emma went to her sister's house.
           Pierre a perdu sa carte d'identité. - Pierre has lost his identity card.
           Sa voiture est blanche. - Their car is white.
robe
     1. n-f. dress, frock
     2. n-f. fur, coat (of an animal)
           Ce cheval a une robe isabelle.
     3. n-f. wine's colour
et
     1. conj. and
va
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative active of aller
     2. v. second-person singular imperative of aller
     3. v. third-person singular present indicative active of vader
     4. v. second-person singular imperative of vader
     aller
          1. v. to go + à, location (object) = to
                Je vais au magasin. - I'm going to the store.
                On y va. - Let's go.
          2. v. to attend (school, church regularly) (+preo, à)
                aller à l'école - to attend school
          3. v. (when followed by an infinitive verb) to be going (to); will soon; (forms a near-future tense)
                Il allait visiter sa famille. - He was going to visit his family.
                Je vais aller au magasin. - I will go to the store.
          4. v. (when followed by an adverb) to be (feeling)
                J'espère que tu vas bien. - I hope you are well.
                Tout ira bien - All will be well.
          5. v. to go well + avec (object) = with (clothes, colors, etc.)
          6. v. to suit (+preo, à, someone)
                Cette robe te va bien ! - That dress suits you well!
          7. v. to be X-proof (to be suitable for use in an appliance without running the risk of being damaged in the process) (+preo, à)
                aller au four - to be ovenproof
                aller au micro-ondes - to be microwave safe
                aller au lave-vaisselle - to be dishwasher proof
          8. n-m. outward trip; journey out; trip away
                aller et retour - round trip
en
     1. prep. in (used to indicate space, also see usage notes)
           J'habite en Angleterre. - I live in England.
     2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain very large locations, see usage notes)
           Il est allé en France. - He went to France.
     3. prep. by (used to indicate means)
           aller en bus - go by bus
           partir en voiture - leave by car
     4. prep. as
           Il me traite en ami. - He treats me as a friend.
           habillé en père Noël - dressed as Father Christmas
     5. prep. at (used to describe an ability)
           fort en histoire - good at history
     6. prep. of, made of (used to describe composition)
           une chaise en hêtre - a chair made of beech/a beech chair
           une fourchette en métal - a fork made of metal/a metal fork
     7. prep. in (during the following time (used for months and years))
           en 1993 - in 1993
           en janvier - in January
           en septembre 2001 - in September 2001
     8. prep. (followed by a gerund) while
     9. prep. (followed by a gerund) by, in describing a way of getting something
           C'est en trichant qu'il est devenu champion. - It was by cheating that he became champion.
     10. prep. in (used to describe color)
           une photo en noir et blanc - a photo in black and white
     11. prep. in (used to describe feelings)
           en détresse - in distress
     12. prep. in (as part of something)
           en équipe - on a team
     13. pron. (Used as the object of a verb to indicate an indefinite quantity; of it, of them. Replaces the partitive article (du, de la, etc.))
           Essaies-en ! - Try some (of it / them)!
           Tu as combien de livres ? J'en ai trois. - How many books do you have? I have three (of them).
           Y a-t-il beaucoup de pièces ? Oui. Il y en a beaucoup. - Are there many rooms? Yes, there are many (of them).
           Martin a trois sandwichs, mais j'en ai seulement deux. - Martin has three sandwiches, but I have only two (of them).
           Il y en a combien ? - How many of them are there?
           Je bois de l'alcool parce que j'en ai besoin - I drink alcohol because I need (of) it.
     14. pron. Adverbial preposition indicating movement away from a place already mentioned; from there, from it. Replaces the phrase de là or d’ici.
           Est-ce qu'elle vient de Barcelone ? Oui, elle en vient. - Does she come from Barcelona? Yes, she comes (from there).
chercher
     1. v. to look for, to seek
           Je cherche du boulot. - I'm looking for some work.
     2. v. to look (to do something)
           Chercher à expliquer ce phénomène. - Look to explain this phenomenon.
     3. v. to mess with someone, ask for trouble
           Tu me cherches ou quoi ?
     4. v. to pick up, to go and get
     5. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun reflexive) to get to know oneself
     6. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun reciprocal) to seek for each other
aller chercher
     1. v. to fetch, to go and get
           aller chercher un verre - grab a drink
     2. v. to pick up (someone)
           J’irai te chercher à la gare. - I’ll pick you up at the station.
une
     1. num. feminine singular of un
     2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article)
     3. n-f. front page (of a publication)
autre
     1. adj. other
           Donnez-moi un autre exemple. - Give me another example.
     2. adj. another
une
     1. num. feminine singular of un
     2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article)
     3. n-f. front page (of a publication)
jupe
     1. n-f. skirt
sombre
     1. adj. dark
     2. adj. (pejorative) right, damn, bloody
           un sombre crétin - a prize idiot, a complete idiot, an unspeakable imbecile
     3. v. first-person singular present of sombrer
     4. v. third-person singular present of sombrer
     5. v. second-person singular imperative of sombrer
     sombrer
          1. v. to sink
          2. v. to sink (+dans; into)
                sombrer dans l'alcoolisme - sink into the pit of alcoholism
          3. v. (figuratively, intransitive) to whittle away (disappear)
et
     1. conj. and
une
     1. num. feminine singular of un
     2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article)
     3. n-f. front page (of a publication)
chemisette
     1. n-f. camisole
     2. n-f. (Belgium) tank top
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