et |
1. conj. and | |
pausole |
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observait |
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of observer | |
observer |
1. v. to observe, watch | |
2. v. to note, notice | |
3. v. to keep, maintain | |
debout |
1. adv. standing, stood up, upright | |
2. adv. awake | |
3. interj. get up! | |
4. interj. (metaphorically) arise! | |
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 | |
révélations |
1. n. plural of révélation | |
révélation |
1. n-f. revelation | |
2. n-f. (theology) revelation | |
successives |
1. adj. feminine plural of successif | |
successif |
1. adj. successive, following | |
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 | |
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) | |
corps |
1. n-m. (mathematics) field (in abstract algebra) | |
2. n-m. (military) corps | |
teinté |
1. Participle. past participle of teinter | |
teinter |
1. v. to tint; to color | |
ferme |
1. adj. firm | |
2. n-f. (carpentry) roof truss | |
3. v. first-person singular present of fermer | |
4. v. third-person singular present of fermer | |
5. v. second-person singular imperative of fermer | |
6. n-f. farm | |
fermer |
1. v. to shut | |
2. v. to close | |
3. v. to do up (of clothing) | |
4. v. to switch off, to turn off (of a device or an appliance) | |
5. v. to shut down, to discontinue, to axe (of a service) | |
6. v. to harden (of someone's face) | |
7. v. to put someone off something, to turn someone off something | |
Ce professeur l'a fermé au sujet des mathématiques. - That teacher turned him off maths. | |
8. v. to mark the border of | |
Les Vosges ferment l'Alsace à l'ouest. - The Vosges mountains mark the western border of the Alsace. | |
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vivace |
1. adj. Full of life or vitality; vivacious | |
2. adj. long-lived, enduring | |
3. adj. (botany) of a plant that can live for many years; hardy | |
4. adj. (botany) perennial | |
tandis |
1. prep. (poetic) whilst | |
2. prep. while | |
que |
1. conj. that (introduces a subordinate noun clause and connects it to its parent clause) | |
Je vois que tu parles bien français. - I see that you speak French well. | |
2. conj. Substitutes for another, previously stated conjunction. | |
Si le temps est beau et que tout le monde est d'accord, nous mangerons en plein air. - If the weather is nice and if everyone likes the idea, we'll eat outside. | |
3. conj. when, no sooner | |
Il était à peine parti qu’elle a téléphoné à la police. - No sooner had he left when she called the police. | |
4. conj. (Links two noun phrases in apposition forming a clause without a (finite) verb, such that the complement acts as predicate.) | |
5. conj. introduces a comparison | |
6. conj. (comparisons of superiority or inferiority) than | |
Il est plus grand que son père. - He is taller than his father. | |
7. conj. (comparisons of equality) as | |
Elle est aussi intelligente que toi. - She is as smart as you. | |
8. conj. (used with ne) only, just; but, nothing but | |
Je ne mange que des fruits. - I eat nothing but fruit. | |
9. conj. how (in rhetorical interjections) | |
Que c'est beau! - How beautiful it is! | |
Mais que t'es drôle, quoi. - Oh, how funny you are. | |
10. pron. (tlb, interrogative) | |
11. pron. (slightly formal, accusative) (The inanimate direct-object interrogative pronoun.) | |
Que pensez-vous de cette peinture ? - What do you think of that painting? | |
Qu'auriez-vous fait d'autre ? - What else would you have done? | |
12. pron. (slightly formal, nominative) (The inanimate subject or predicative interrogative pronoun.) | |
Qu'est-il arrivé ? - What happened? | |
Que me vaut cette visite ? - To what do I owe this visit? | |
Que sommes-nous ? - What are we? | |
13. pron. (accusative, relative) (The direct object relative pronoun.) | |
C'est un homme que je connais très bien. - He's a man whom I know very well. | |
Je viens de lire la lettre que vous m'avez envoyée. - I've just read the letter that you sent me. | |
tandis que |
1. conj. whereas, while, whilst | |
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 | |
ouvrait |
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of ouvrir | |
ouvrer |
1. v. to work | |
ouvrir |
1. v. to open | |
2. v. to begin, to initiate | |
À peine arrivé, il a ouvert les hostilités. - He initiated hostilities almost as soon as he arrived. | |
3. v. to open (of a door or a flower) | |
4. v. to open, to begin | |
La séquence s'ouvre sur une scène de nuit. - The sequence opens with a night scene. | |
5. v. to turn on, to switch on, to put on (of a device or an appliance) | |
6. v. to open it or the door, to answer it or the door, to get it | |
On sonne à la porte. Je vais ouvrir. - There's someone at the door; I'll open/answer/get it. | |
Sophie, ouvre-moi, je voudrais te parler ! - Sophie, open the door; I want to talk to you! | |
Allez, arrête tes bêtises et va ouvrir à Patrick ; il doit avoir froid dehors. - Stop being silly and open the door for Patrick; he must be cold outside. | |
7. v. to cut something open, to gash something (of a part of one's body) | |
Le gardien de but a plongé pour rattraper le ballon, s'est cogné contre le poteau et s'est ouvert l'arcade sourcilière. - The goalkeeper dived to catch the ball, banged himself on the goalpost | |
8. v. to open onto, to lead into (+ sur) | |
Cette porte s'ouvre sur le jardin. - This door opens onto the garden. | |
9. v. to open onto, to overlook, to look onto (of a door or a window) (+ sur) | |
La porte ouvre sur la rue. - The door opens onto the street. | |
10. v. to open up to, to be open to, to be exposed to, to get a feel for (+ à) | |
Sa fille s'est ouverte à la musique sur le piano familial. - The girl got a feel for music playing her family's piano. | |
11. v. to open up to, to confide in (+ à) | |
12. v. to make, to create, to open up (e.g., a path) | |
Tour |
1. Proper noun. (by ellipsis) the Eiffel Tower | |
2. Proper noun. (cycling, by ellipsis) the Tour de France | |
3. n-f. tower | |
La tour de Pise est penchée. - The Tower of Pisa is leaning. | |
4. n-f. (chess) rook | |
5. n-f. apartment building | |
6. n-m. turn, circumference | |
7. n-m. go, turn | |
8. n-m. walk, stroll | |
9. n-m. round, stage (of a competition) | |
10. n-m. trick (e.g. magic trick, card trick) | |
11. n-m. ride | |
12. n-m. lathe | |
13. n-m. potter’s wheel | |
à |
1. Notes. In Canada, à and a are not homophones, à a, a ɑː. | |
2. prep. to (destination) | |
aller au bout - go to the end / go all the way | |
Je vais à Paris. - I am going to Paris. | |
3. prep. to (until) | |
Le spectacle sera de 18h à 21h. - The show will be from 6 pm to 9 pm. | |
4. prep. on the, to (some directions) | |
Tournez à gauche ! - Turn to the left! | |
Ne tournez pas encore à droite ! - Don't turn to the right yet! | |
Le vent vire au nord. - The wind turns north. | |
L'école est à gauche. - The school is on the left. | |
5. prep. at (said of a particular time) | |
à dix heures et quart - at quarter past ten | |
Je pars à cinq heures précises. - I am leaving at exactly five o'clock. | |
6. prep. at, in, on (said of a particular place) | |
à la maison - at home | |
à l'hôtel - at the hotel | |
au comptoir du bar - at the bar | |
au bois - in the woods | |
J'habite à un demi-kilomètre d'ici. - I live half a kilometer from here. | |
La maison qui a été détruite hier soir ne se trouvait qu'à trois kilomètres de chez nous. - The house that was destroyed last night was only three kilometers from our place.à trois kilomètres d | |
7. prep. Used in various interjections used as warnings or exhortations | |
au voleur ! - stop thief! | |
à l'assassin ! - murderer! | |
au meurtre ! - murder! murderer! | |
à moi ! - help! | |
à l'aide ! - help! | |
au secours ! - help! | |
au feu ! - fire! | |
aux armes ! - to arms! | |
à l'attaque ! - attack! forward! charge! up and at 'em! | |
à l'abordage ! - on board! | |
au boulot ! - get to work! let's get to work! | |
au travail ! - get to work! let's get to work! | |
8. prep. from (origin) | |
Nous prenons de l'eau au puits. - We get water from the well. | |
Je l'ai eu à la bibliothèque. - I got it from the library. | |
Voilà la femme à laquelle j'ai acheté mon chien - There's the woman I bought my dog from. | |
9. prep. of (belonging to) | |
C'est un ami à moi. - This is a friend of mine. | |
Cette voiture est à John. - This is John's car. | |
le chien à Marie - Mary's dog nonstandard: one normally would use de here | |
10. prep. till, until (used in farewells) | |
à plus tard - see you later | |
à bientôt - see you soon | |
Salut, donc. À demain. - Bye, then. 'Til tomorrow / see you tomorrow. | |
11. prep. (cuisine) cooked in or with | |
12. prep. Used to make compound nouns to state what something is used for | |
moulin à poivre - pepper mill | |
sac à dos - backpack | |
boite à musique - music box | |
13. prep. (before an infinitive) to (used to express something not completed) | |
l'équipe à battre - the team to beat | |
Il n'y a jamais grand-chose à faire par ici. - There's never much to do around here. | |
Là où tu ne vois pas grand-chose, je ne trouve qu'une grande abondance de choses qui restent à faire. - Where you see nothing great, I only see a great abundance of things that need doing. | |
Il reste deux tâches à finir. - There are two things left to finish. | |
Il y a de la bière à boire. - There's some beer to drink. | |
14. prep. Used to describe a part of something, often translated into English as a compound adjective | |
un animal à quatre pattes - a four-legged animal | |
une femme au visage pâle - a pale-faced woman | |
un homme à longue barbe - a long-bearded man — a man with a long beard | |
une chemise à manches courtes - a short-sleeved shirt | |
une maison aux murs de brique - a brick-walled house / a house with brick walls | |
15. prep. by | |
peu à peu - bit by bit | |
petit à petit - little by little | |
minute à minute - minute by minute | |
jour à jour - day by day | |
un à un - one by one | |
16. prep. or, to (used to express an approximate number) | |
six à sept personnes - six or seven people | |
de vingt à trente ans - from twenty to thirty years | |
tous les cinq à six ans - every five or six years | |
17. prep. Used to indicate the recipient of certain phrasal verb. | |
mettre le feu à - to set fire to | |
clouer le bec à - to shut (someone) up | |
donner la chasse à - to give chase to | |
18. prep. with | |
Tour |
1. Proper noun. (by ellipsis) the Eiffel Tower | |
2. Proper noun. (cycling, by ellipsis) the Tour de France | |
3. n-f. tower | |
La tour de Pise est penchée. - The Tower of Pisa is leaning. | |
4. n-f. (chess) rook | |
5. n-f. apartment building | |
6. n-m. turn, circumference | |
7. n-m. go, turn | |
8. n-m. walk, stroll | |
9. n-m. round, stage (of a competition) | |
10. n-m. trick (e.g. magic trick, card trick) | |
11. n-m. ride | |
12. n-m. lathe | |
13. n-m. potter’s wheel | |
tour à tour |
1. adv. by turns, in turn, alternately | |
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' | |
chemisette |
1. n-f. camisole | |
2. n-f. (Belgium) tank top | |
bossue |
1. n-f. female equivalent of bossu | |
2. adj. feminine singular of bossu | |
bossuer |
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bossu |
1. adj. hunchback | |
2. n-m. hunchback | |
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' | |
jupe |
1. n-f. skirt | |
monastique |
1. adj. monastic | |
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 | |
difforme |
1. adj. misshapen, deformed | |
difformer |
1. v. "to deform, to spoil; to deface (coins, money)". | |
pantalon |
1. n-m. trousers (UK), pants (US) | |
Quel mec a volé mon pantalon? - Which guy stole my pants? | |
2. n-m. (dated) knickers | |
Blanc |
1. n-m. white person | |
2. Proper noun. , from the common noun/adjective blanc | |
3. adj. white color | |
Ce lait est blanc. - This milk is white. | |
4. adj. blank, unused | |
5. adj. (figurative, one's look) blank, without expression | |
6. n-m. white (color) | |
7. n-m. silence while in a dialog | |
8. n-m. empty space, on a leaf of paper or in a form | |
Inscrivez votre nom dans le blanc en bas de la page. - Write your name in the blank at the bottom of the page. | |
9. n-m. (informal) white wine | |
Le poisson se mange avec du blanc. - fish is eaten with white wine. | |
10. n-m. white person, person with a white complexion | |
11. n-m. albumen, egg white | |
12. n-m. white meat | |
13. n-m. correction fluid, whiteout, Tippex | |