| 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. | |
| allait |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of aller | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| haute |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of haut | |
| 2. n-f. high society | |
| haut |
| 1. adj. high | |
| 2. adj. tall | |
| 3. adv. high | |
| 4. n-m. top | |
| serré |
| 1. adj. tight | |
| 2. adj. (writing, etc) fine, cramped | |
| 3. adj. (coffee) strong | |
| 4. adj. (figuratively) strict, tight | |
| 5. Participle. past participle of serrer | |
| serrer |
| 1. v. to tighten (a screw, a knot) | |
| Doucement ! Ça ne sert à rien de trop serrer cette vis. - Gently! It's no use to tighten this screw too much. | |
| Ton nœud de cravate n'est pas assez serré. - Your tie's knot isn't tightened enough. | |
| 2. v. to shake (hands) | |
| J'ai refusé de lui serrer la main. - I refused to shake his/her hand. | |
| 3. v. to squeeze | |
| Il lui serra le bras si fort qu'elle en garda une trace pendant trois jours. - He squeezed her arm so hard that she had a mark on it for three days. | |
| 4. v. to squeeze | |
| Ils se sont serrés pour lui faire une place. - They squeezed together to make room for him. | |
| 5. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to shake (hands) | |
| Les jeunes hommes d'affaires se sont serré la main. - The young businessmen shook each other's hands. | |
| 6. v. (slang) to seduce; to flirt with | |
| 7. v. (slang) to pinch (to arrest, apprehend someone) | |
| dans |
| 1. prep. (literal, figurative) in, inside (enclosed in a physical space, a group, a state) | |
| vieillir dans la misère - to grow old in poverty | |
| être dans l'infanterie - to be in the infantry | |
| avoir quelque chose dans la bouche - to have something in the mouth | |
| dans les circonstances d'une pandémie - under the circumstances of a pandemic | |
| Il habite dans le quartier le plus riche de Paris. - He lives in the richest district of Paris. | |
| Il nage comme un poisson dans l'eau. - He swims like a fish in the water. | |
| mettre l'argent dans la poche - to put money into one's pocket | |
| Bienvenue dans le meilleur bar de tout Paris. - Welcome to the best bar in all of Paris. | |
| 2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain large subdivisions, see usage notes) | |
| Aujourd'hui, je vais dans le Maine, et demain, je vais dans l’État de New York. - Today, I'm going to Maine, and tomorrow, I'm going to New York. | |
| 3. prep. in, within (a longer period of time) | |
| Je serai prêt dans une heure. - I'll be ready in one hour. | |
| Il arrivera dans trois jours. - He will arrive in three days. | |
| 4. prep. (with respect to time) during | |
| dans un temps donné - during a given time | |
| dans ma jeunesse - in my youth | |
| 5. prep. out of, from | |
| boire dans une tasse - to drink from a cup | |
| Il prend le beurre dans le réfrigérateur. - He takes the butter out of the fridge. | |
| 6. prep. (metonymy) in; in the works of | |
| le marxisme dans Sartre - Marxism in the works of Sartre | |
| 7. prep. (colloquial) (Used in dans les) | |
| dans les trentes kilos - about thirty kilos | |
| dans les dix euros - about ten euros | |
| 8. n. plural of dan | |
| 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) | |
| complet |
| 1. adj. full, without room for more | |
| 2. adj. complete, entire | |
| 3. n-m. (clothing) a suit | |
| avantageux |
| 1. adj. advantageous | |
| 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' | |
| cravate |
| 1. n-f. necktie | |
| 2. n-f. headlock (wrestling move) | |
| 3. n-f. (Quebec) Situation in which a canoe is stuck on a rock | |
| 4. v. first-person singular present of cravater | |
| 5. v. third-person singular present of cravater | |
| 6. v. second-person singular imperative of cravater | |
| cravater |
| 1. v. to put on a tie | |
| 2. v. to decorate someone with a chain or ribbon around the neck | |
| 3. v. to strangle, choke | |
| impeccable |
| 1. adj. perfect, faultless, impeccable | |
| 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 | |
| chapeau |
| 1. n-m. hat | |
| 2. n-m. (law) introductory text | |
| 3. n-m. (printing) lead of an article | |
| 4. n-m. cap (of a mushroom) | |
| 5. interj. Used to express appreciation. | |
| Chapeau, monsieur. | |
| désinvolte |
| 1. adj. overly casual or familiar; cavalier | |
| 2. adj. nonchalant, flippant | |
