| il |
| 1. pron. he (third-person singular masculine subject pronoun for human subject) | |
| Il est parti. - He left. | |
| 2. pron. it (third-person singular subject pronoun for grammatically masculine objects) | |
| Je cherche mon livre. Où est-il ? - I'm looking for my book. Where is it? | |
| 3. pron. (impersonal pronoun) Impersonal subject; it | |
| Il pleut. - It’s raining. | |
| a |
| 1. n. a, the name of the Latin-script letter A | |
| 2. pron. (Quebec, colloquial) alt form-lite, elle, , she | |
| C'te fille-là, a'a l'air cute. - This girl, she looks cute. | |
| 3. v. third-person singular present indicative of avoir | |
| Elle a un chat. - She has a cat. | |
| avoir |
| 1. n-m. asset, possession | |
| 2. v. to have (to own; to possess) | |
| J'aimerais avoir 20 dollars. - I would like to have 20 dollars. | |
| 3. v. (auxiliary) to have (auxiliary verb to form compound past tenses of most verbs) | |
| J'ai parlé. - I have spoken, I spoke. | |
| Qu'est-ce que vous m'avez fait ? - What have you done to me? | |
| 4. v. to have (a condition) | |
| J'ai faim. - I have hunger. | |
| J'ai soif. - I have thirst. | |
| J'ai froid. - I have cold. | |
| J'ai chaud. - I have hot. | |
| J'ai la chiasse. - I have the shits. | |
| J'ai le rhume. - I have a cold. | |
| J'ai le SIDA. - I have AIDS. | |
| J'ai de la fièvre. - I've got a fever. | |
| 5. v. to have (a measure or age) | |
| Elle a 19 ans. - She has 19 years. | |
| 6. v. to have (to trick) | |
| Tu t'es fait avoir. - You've been had. | |
| 7. v. to have (to participate in an experience) | |
| avoir des relations sexuelles - to have sexual relations | |
| 8. v. (indtr, à) to have (to), must +preo, à, infinitive | |
| J'ai à vous parler. - I have to talk to you. | |
| 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' | |
| tête |
| 1. n-f. head (part of the body) | |
| J'ai mal à la tête - I have a headache | |
| 2. n-f. head (leader) | |
| 3. n-f. (soccer) header | |
| 4. n-f. (colloquial) a bright spark, a quick study | |
| Ce type-là, c'est une tête - This guy is a head | |
| chaude |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of chaud | |
| La soupe est trop chaude. | |
| The soup is too hot. | |
| chaud |
| 1. adj. warm, hot | |
| Attention, la poêle est chaude ! - Be careful; the pan is hot! | |
| 2. adj. (slang) horny, randy (showing interest in sexual activity) | |
| Cette meuf est chaude ! - That chick's horny as hell! | |
| 3. adj. (slang) enthusiastic, willing, up for | |
| T'es sûr que tu veux y aller ? Je suis vraiment pas chaud, perso ! - Are you sure you wanna go? I'm not really up for it, personally. | |
| 4. adj. (slang) hard | |
| Ça va être chaud de finir ça d'ici demain, je crois pas que j'aurai le temps... - Finishing that on time is gonna be hard, I don't think I'll have enough time... | |
| 5. adj. (slang) risky, dangerous, disreputable, dodgy | |
| Il vaut mieux éviter cette partie de la ville, ces quartiers sont chauds. - It's better to avoid that part of the city; those neighborhoods are sketchy. | |
| 6. n-m. heat, warmth | |
