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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.
prit
     1. v. third-person singular past historic of prendre
     2. n-m. (slang) penis
     3. n-m. (slang) a stupid or contemptible man
     prendre
          1. v. to take
                prends ma main - take my hand
          2. v. to eat; to drink
                elle prend un café - she is drinking a coffee
          3. v. to get; to buy
                Je vais prendre le plat du jour. - I'll get the dish of the day.
          4. v. to rob; to deprive
                prendre quelque chose à quelqu'un
          5. v. to make
                prendre une décision - to make a decision
                prendre des mesures draconiennes - to take draconian measures
          6. v. to catch, to work, to start
                le feu ne prend pas - the fire won't start
                la sauce ne prend pas - the sauce isn't thickening
                ma mayonnaise ne prend pas - my mayonnaise isn't setting
                ça ne prend pas avec moi - that won't wash with me
          7. v. to get (something) caught (in), to jam
                je me suis pris la main dans la porte - I caught my hand in the door
                je me suis pris la porte dans la figure
          8. v. indtr, à
                Qu'est-ce qui t'a pris ? Qu'est-ce qui t'est passé par la tête ? - What were you thinking? What got into you? What came over you?
                Qu'est-ce qui lui a pris ? Quelle mouche l'a piqué ? - What was he thinking? What got into him?
                bien lui en prit
                mal lui en prit
          9. v. to start having a negative feeling towards someone
                prendre en aversion
                prendre en grippe
                prendre en dégoût
          10. v. (followed by a partitive, in various idiomatic expressions) to gain
                prendre de la vitesse - to gain speed
                prendre du galon - to gain a promotion
                prendre de l'avance - to gain ground
                prendre du retard - to fall behind schedule, to run late, to drop behind
                prendre de la hauteur - to gain some perspective
                prendre du recul - to take a step back
                prendre de la bouteille - to gain experience
                en prendre de la graine - to take away a lesson
                prendre du poids - to gain weight
                prendre de la masse - to build muscle
                prendre de la brioche, prendre du bide, prendre du ventre - to get a paunch
                prendre du bouchon
                prendre de l'élan - to gain momentum
                prendre de l'âge
                prendre de la valeur - to gain value
                prendre de l'importance
          11. v. (colloquial ; impersonal) to take (a certain amount of time)
                Ça va me prendre au moins deux heures pour le mettre à jour.
          12. v. (colloquial ; impersonal ; by extension) to take (a certain number or amount of)
                Pour finir dans deux heures, ça prend trois personnes. - To finish in two hours, it'll take three people.
          13. v. (impersonal) to come over (to arise in and gain some control over one's thoughts and/or actions)
                il prend quelque chose à quelqu'un - something comes over someone
                Il lui prend une fantaisie de mettre le feu à la maison.
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)
siège
     1. n-m. seat, chair
     2. n-m. siege
     3. n-m. headquarters, head office
     siéger
          1. v. to sit (hold a seat)
          2. v. (legal, government) to sit
          3. v. to be located; lie
alluma
     1. v. third-person singular past historic of allumer
     allumer
          1. v. to light, to set alight (a candle, a fire, a cigar)
                allumer une bougie, un feu, un cigare - to light a candle, a fire, a cigar
          2. v. to turn on (the light, a lightbulb, the television, the heating)
                allumer la lumière, une ampoule, la télévision, le chauffage - to turn on the light, a lightbulb, the television, the heating
          3. v. to start, to turn on (electronic devices with screens)
                allumer un ordinateur, un smartphone - to start a computer, a smartphone
          4. v. (colloquial) to arouse, to turn on
          5. v. to flare up
                La bougie, un feu s'alluma. - The candle, a fire flared up.
          6. v. to go on
                La lumière, l'ampoule, la télévision, le chauffage s'alluma. - The light, the lightbulb, the television, the heating went on.
          7. v. to start up, to begin to operate
                L'ordinateur, le smartphone s'allume par ce bouton. - The computer, the smartphone starts up through this button.
une
     1. num. feminine singular of un
     2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article)
     3. n-f. front page (of a publication)
cigarette
     1. n-f. cigarette
           (mero, filtre, papier, tabac)
et
     1. conj. and
accepta
     1. v. third-person singular past historic of accepter
     accepter
          1. v. to accept
                je vais accepter votre offre - I'm going to accept your offer
                il accepte de s'arrêter - he agreed to stop
sans
     1. prep. without
           Je ne veux pas partir sans toi. - I cannot leave without you.
           Elle est partie sans parler à personne. - She left without talking to anyone.
se
     1. pron. The third-person reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun.
     2. pron.          (to) himself
     3. pron.          (to) herself
     4. pron.          (to) oneself
     5. pron.          (to) itself
     6. pron.          (to) themselves
     7. pron.          (to) each other
     8. pron. (Louisiana) (The second-person plural reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun.)
           Je suis partie à la chasse et faut vous autres se comportes bien. - I'm going hunting and y'all need to behave yourselves.
faire
     1. v. to do
           faire la vaisselle - to do the washing-up.
           Qu'est-ce que tu fais ? - What are you doing?
           Fais pas ça. - Don't do that.
     2. v. to make
           faire une erreur - to make a mistake.
           faire un voyage - to take a trip
     3. v. to say (of a person), to go (of an animal)
           "Je t'aime," fit-il. - "I love you," he said.
           Le chat fait "miaou". - The cat goes "meow".
     4. v. to make (cause someone or something to do something)
           Tu me fais rire. - You make me laugh.
           La chanson me fait pleurer. - The song makes me cry.
     5. v. to act like (something)
           Fais pas ton innocent avec moi. - Don't act like you're so innocent around me./Don't give me that innocent act.
     6. v. (impersonal) to be (of the weather or various situations)
           Il fait chaud/froid/noir/beau dehors. - It is hot/cold/dark/nice outside.
           Ça fait dix ans que nous nous connaissons. - We have known each other for ten years.
           Ça fait bizarre. - That seems/looks bizarre; that gives a bizarre effect/appearance/result.
           Ça fait très monsieur, ta cravate. - Your tie makes you look like a real gentleman.
     7. v. to do, to make (oneself)
           Elle se fait les ongles. - She is doing her nails.
     8. v. to be, to get (used for a passive action)
           se faire piquer - to be stung
           Je me suis fait avoir. - I got screwed.
           Est-ce que tu t'es fait couper les cheveux ? - Did you get your hair cut?
     9. v. to ripen (of fruit), to mature
     10. v. to become used to, to get used to
           Je ne m'y suis toujours pas fait. - I still haven't got used to it.
     11. v. (slang) to do (to have sex with)
     12. v. (informal, intransitive) to defecate; (metaphorically) to shit oneself (to be terrified)
           L'enfant a fait dans son pantalon. - The child soiled his trousers.
           Ils viennent d'entendre les nouvelles et ils font dans leur culotte. - They've just heard the news and they're shitting themselves.
     13. v. to become, to get
prier
     1. v. to pray
     2. v. to beg, to beseech, to pray to
           Vous devez prier Dieu. You must pray to God.
se faire prier
     1. v. to need persuading, to need coaxing
           ne pas se faire prier - not need to be asked twice
           sans se faire prier - willingly, readily
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)
verre
     1. n-m. (usually) glass (substance)
           verre de couleur - colored glass
     2. n-m.          symbol of fragility
                   Ça casse comme le verre. - That breaks like glass.
     3. n-m.          symbol of transparency
                   Une maison de verre. - A house of glass.
     4. n-m. Object of this substance
     5. n-m.          (optics) lens, glass
                   un verre de lunettes - a glasses lens, an eyeglass lens
                   un verre grossissant - a magnifying glass, a magnifying lens
     6. n-m.          glass (drinking vessel)
                   un verre en cristal - a crystal glass
     7. n-m.          the content of such a vessel
                   On va boire un verre! - Let's go have a drink!
     8. v. singular present of verrer
     9. v. second-person singular imperative of verrer
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
vin
     1. n-m. wine
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
messe
     1. n-f. (Christianity) Mass (church service)
vin de messe
     1. n-m. altar wine
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