Lexis Rex Home



French Sentence Analyser

Use this page to analyse and learn French text. You can copy text into the box below or get a random sentence from our database. Press the Analyse button to get translations of the text and words.




enfin
     1. adv. finally; in the end
     2. adv. at last, finally
     3. adv. in fact; indeed
     4. adv. ng, Introduces a contradiction, objection, limitation or correction of what has just been stated.
           (parasyn, du moins, néanmoins, plutôt, toutefois)
           Il sait ce qu'il doit faire, enfin c'est ce que j'espère. - He knows what he has to do, or so I hope.
     5. interj. at last, finally, about time!
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
îles
     1. n. plural of île
     île
          1. n-f. island
sorties
     1. n. plural of sortie
     sortie
          1. n-f. exit, way out
          2. n-f. act of exiting
          3. n-f. end; final part of
          4. n-f. release (of a film, book, album etc)
          5. n-f. (school) outing, trip (lasting no longer than a day)
          6. n-f. (military) leave, sally, sortie
          7. n-f. (electronics) output, connector
          8. Participle. feminine singular of sorti
des
     1. art. plural of un
     2. art. plural of une
     3. art. plural of du
     4. art. plural of de la
     5. art. plural of de l'
     6. contraction. contraction of de les (of the, from the, some)
     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
     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
     de l'
          1. art. some; the singular prevocalic partitive article
                Voudriez-vous de l’ail ? - Would you like some garlic?
eaux
     1. n. plural of eau
     eau
          1. n-f. water, a liquid that is transparent, colorless, odorless and tasteless in its pure form, the primary constituent of lakes, rivers, seas and oceans
                Il buvait un verre d’eau fraîche. - He drank a cool glass of water.
                L’eau de mer et l’eau de rivière n’ont pas la même teneur en sel et n’abritent donc pas les mêmes poissons. - Sea water and river water do not have the same salt content and thus do not harbor
          2. n-f. In particular, rain
                Si le vent dure, nous aurons de l’eau. - If the wind persists, we will have rain.
          3. n-f. (chemistry) the chemical compound with molecular formula H2O existing in the form of ice, liquid water or steam
                L’eau se durcit par le froid et se vaporise par la chaleur. - Water hardens with cold and vaporises with heat.
          4. n-f. Natural liquid quantities or expanses
                Le soir, ils se baignaient dans les eaux du lac Titicaca. - In the evening, they bathed in the waters of Lake Titicaca.
          5. n-f. Fluids such as sweat, formed and found in the body of man or animal
                Les vésicatoires font des ampoules pleines d’eau. - Vesicants make blisters full of fluid.
                L’eau m'en vint à la bouche. - That made my mouth water.
                Il s’est échauffé à courir, il est tout en eau. - He warmed up to run. He's all sweaty.
atolls
     1. n. plural of atoll
portent
     1. v. third-person plural present of porter
     porter
          1. v. to carry
          2. v. to support, to bear
          3. v. to wear
          4. v. (indtr, sur) to be about, to concern
                Sur quoi portait la question ? - What was the question concerning?
          5. v. to feel, to carry one's self
                Je me porte mieux. - I am feeling better.
                Il se porte bien. - He's in good health.
          6. n-m. porter (beer)
une
     1. num. feminine singular of un
     2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article)
     3. n-f. front page (of a publication)
Flore
     1. Proper noun. (Roman god) Flora
     2. Proper noun. given name, female, eq=Flora
     3. n-f. flora (plants considered as a group, especially those of a particular country, region, time, etc.)
     4. n-f. flora (a book describing the plants of a country etc.)
     5. n-f. flora (the microorganisms that inhabit some part of the body)
extrêmement
     1. adv. extremely
pauvre
     1. adj. (after a noun) poor (financially deprived)
     2. adj. (after a noun) lacking, scanty
     3. adj. (before a noun) poor, pitiable
     4. adj. (pejorative) (Used before epithets, describing the person being addressed, for emphasis.)
           pauvre con - you twat, you moron, you idiot
     5. n-m. poor person; pauper
     6. n-m. person deserving of pity
venue
     1. n-f. coming, arrival
     2. Participle. feminine singular of venu
     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.
par
     1. prep. through
           par la fenêtre - through the window
           aller par le parc - go through the park
     2. prep. by (used to introduce a means; used to introduce an agent in a passive construction))
           voyager par train - travel by train
           par surprise - by surprise
           le bateau est attaqué par des pirates. - the boat is being attacked by pirates.
     3. prep. over (used to express direction)
           Viens par ici ! - Come over here!
     4. prep. from (used to describe the origin of something, especially a view or movement)
           voir par devant - see from the back
           le liquide est arrivé par le robinet - the liquid arrived from the tap
     5. prep. around, round (inside of)
           par tout le cinéma - all around the cinema
     6. prep. on (situated on, used in certain phrases)
           par terre - on the ground
     7. prep. on, at, in (used to denote a time when something occurs)
           par un beau jour - on a nice day
           par un soir - in one evening
     8. prep. in
           marcher par deux - walk in twos
     9. prep. per, a, an
           trois fois par semaine - three times a week
     10. prep. out of (used to describe the reason for something)
           par pure colère - out of pure anger
           par tristesse - out of sadness
     11. prep. for
     12. n-m. (golf) par
des
     1. art. plural of un
     2. art. plural of une
     3. art. plural of du
     4. art. plural of de la
     5. art. plural of de l'
     6. contraction. contraction of de les (of the, from the, some)
     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
     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
     de l'
          1. art. some; the singular prevocalic partitive article
                Voudriez-vous de l’ail ? - Would you like some garlic?
apports
     1. n. plural of apport
     apport
          1. n-m. contribution, input
                En agriculture, les traceurs isotopes permettent de suivre le cycle de l’eau et ainsi d’optimiser les apports au terrain. - In agriculture, isotopic labels allow the water cycle to be traced, t
lointains
     1. adj. masculine plural of lointain
     lointain
          1. adj. (of a place) (usually literary) distant, remote, far-off
                terres lointaines - distant lands
                lointaines campagnes - distant countryside
          2. adj. (figuratively) distant
                une expression lointaine
          3. n-m. a far-off place
                dans le lointain - in the distance
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary