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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.
tira
1. v. third-person singular past historic of tirer
tirer
1. v. to draw, drag, pull
2. v. to shoot
3. v. to draw (conclusions), to consider (consequences)
4. v. to leave a place
5. v. to set free, to deliver
lentement
1. adv. slowly
et
1. conj. and
comme
1. conj. as
Je travaille comme artiste. - I work as an artist.
2. conj. like
J'agis comme il faut. - I act like I must.
3. conj. how
Comme tu es belle ce soir ! - How beautiful you are tonight!
4. conj. because, as, since
Comme j'étais malade, il est venu me voir. - As I was ill, he came to see me.
5. part. (colloquial Canada) like
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.
réflexion
1. n-f. reflection (in mirror)
2. n-f. thought, thinking
3. n-f. discussion, remark
une
1. num. feminine singular of un
2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article)
3. n-f. front page (of a publication)
lettre
1. n-f. letter (written character)
2. n-f. letter (written message)
3. n-f. (figuratively) the literal meaning, the plain meaning of something
décachetée
1. Participle. feminine singular of décacheté
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
son
1. n-m. sound
Le son de ce piano est agréable. (The sound of this piano is nice.)
2. det. (possessive) his, her, their, its (used to qualify masculine nouns and before a vowel)
Elle a perdu son chapeau. - She lost her hat.
Il a perdu son chapeau. - He lost his hat.
J'aime son amie. - I like his/her girlfriend.
La décision a été prise pendant son absence. - The decision was taken in her/his absence.
3. n-m. bran
Ceci est du pain de son. - This bread is done with bran.
portefeuille
1. n-m. wallet
2. n-m. folder
3. n-m. portfolio (investments)
4. n-m. (politics) portfolio
et
1. conj. and
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.
Me
1. n. Abbreviation of Maître/Maitre(, a title given to lawyers and notaries public.)
2. pron. (direct object) me
Est-ce que tu me vois ? - Do you see me?
3. pron. (indirect object) to me
Émilien me donne un peu d'argent. - Émilien gave some money to me.
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'
donna
1. v. third-person singular past historic of donner
donner
1. v. to give, to transfer the possession/holding of something to someone else
2. v. to donate
3. v. to come across

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