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gaspard
1. n-m. rat
vit
1. v. third-person singular past historic of voir
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of vivre
3. n-m. (obsolete, literary) pintle, John Thomas (penis)
vivre
1. v. to live
vivre comme un roi - live like a king
2. v. to experience
voir
1. v. to see (visually)
Je vois ma mère là-bas. - I see my mother over there.
On ne voit pas souvent de la neige par ici. - One doesn't often see snow around here.
2. v. to see (to understand)
Tu vois que tu avais tort ? - Do you see that you were wrong?
3. v. to see (to visit, to go and see)
4. adv. (Louisiana French) please (used to mark the imperative)
Viens voir ici. - Come here please.
avec
1. prep. (accompaniment) with
Je suis revenu avec lui. - I have returned with him.
Voudriez-vous y aller avec moi ? - Would you like to come with me?
Ils m'ont dit qu'ils étaient avec toi. - They told me that they were with you.
2. prep. (manner, instrument) with
Je l'ai fait avec plaisir. - I did it with pleasure.
3. adv. (informal) too, also
Il en est vraiment content. —Bien, moi avec. - He's really happy about it. —Well, me too.
joie
1. n-f. joy (feeling of happiness or elation)
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'
femme
1. n-f. woman
2. n-f. wife
3. n-f. (LGBT, rare) Alternative form of fem, , femme, feminine lesbian (contrast butch)
poser
1. v. to stop carrying, to put down (something or somebody)
2. v. to ask (a question)
J'ai quelques questions à lui poser. - I have a few questions to ask him.
Puis-je vous poser une question ? - Can I ask you a question?
3. v. to land (a plane)
4. v. to lay, place
5. v. to install, fit
6. v. to relax, settle
une
1. num. feminine singular of un
2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article)
3. n-f. front page (of a publication)
soupière
1. n-f. tureen (broad deep serving dish for soup or stew)
fumante
1. adj. feminine singular of fumant
sur
1. prep. on, upon
2. prep. on top of
3. prep. from on top of
4. prep. above
5. prep. out of
sept sur dix - seven out of ten
6. prep. in the case of
7. prep. about, concerning
8. prep. (informal, France) in (a place)
sur Paris - in Paris
9. adj. sour
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'
Table
1. Proper noun. Mensa (constellation)
2. n-f. table (item of furniture)
Pourquoi as-tu laissé ces livres sur la table ? - Why did you leave these books on the table?
3. n-f. flat surface atop various objects
4. n-f. flat part of a cut or carved object
5. n-f. (music) table of a stringed instrument
6. n-f. matrix or grid of data arranged in rows and columns
7. n-f. systematic list of content
8. v. first-person singular present of tabler
9. v. third-person singular present of tabler
10. v. second-person singular imperative of tabler
tabler
1. v. (indtr, sur) to base one's scheming on something
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
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'
de la
1. art. of the
2. art. some; the feminine partitive article
Voudriez-vous de la confiture ? - Would you like some jam?
J'ai mangé de la tarte - I ate some pie.
cuisine
1. n-f. kitchen
Brian est dans la cuisine - Brian is in the kitchen.
2. n-f. cuisine
J’aime la cuisine française. - I like French cooking.
3. v. first-person singular present of cuisiner
4. v. third-person singular present of cuisiner
5. v. second-person singular imperative of cuisiner
cuisiner
1. v. to cook (prepare food)
Elle a cuisiné un très bon plat.
2. v. (colloquial) to grill (bombard with questions)
Les policiers m'ont cuisiné tout l'après-midi.

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