je |
1. pron. I | |
adore |
1. v. first-person singular present of adorer | |
2. v. third-person singular present of adorer | |
3. v. second-person singular imperative of adorer | |
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' | |
souris |
1. n-f. mouse (rodent) | |
2. n-f. (computing) computer mouse | |
3. n-f. a part of a leg of lamb | |
4. n-f. (colloquial) young woman, girlfriend | |
5. v. first-person singular present indicative of sourire | |
6. v. second-person singular present indicative of sourire | |
7. v. second-person singular imperative of sourire | |
8. v. first-person singular past historic of sourire | |
9. v. second-person singular past historic of sourire | |
sourire |
1. n-m. smile | |
2. v. to smile | |
c'est |
1. contraction. it is (used to define the preceding word) | |
Le temps, c'est de l'argent. - Time is money. | |
2. contraction. it is (used to introduce a focus) | |
3. contraction. this is | |
ce |
1. det. this, that | |
2. pron. (subject of être, with predicative adjectives or relative clauses, singular only) it, this, that (see § Usage notes, below) | |
C'est beau ! - It is beautiful! | |
est-ce que...? - is it that...? | |
ce dont je parlais - that which I was speaking of | |
C'eût été avec plaisir, mais... - It would have been with pleasure, but... | |
C'eût été dommage... - It would have been a pity... | |
3. pron. (subject of être, with predicate nouns) he, she, it, this, that | |
C'est un/une célébrité. - He/she is a celebrity. | |
Ce sont des célébrités. - These are celebrities. | |
Ce sont des gens bien. - These are good people. | |
ce semble - it seems | |
ce peuvent être... - these may be... | |
est |
1. adj. east | |
2. n-m. east | |
3. v. third-person singular present indicative of être | |
être |
1. v. to be | |
Vous devez être plus clairs. - You must be clearer. | |
2. v. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect and pluperfect tense of (including all reflexive verbs) | |
Après être allé au yoga, je suis rentré chez moi. - After having gone to yoga, I came back home. | |
3. v. (semi-auxiliary) to be (Used to form the passive voice) | |
Il peut être battu ce soir. - He can be beaten this evening. | |
4. n-m. being, creature | |
5. n-m. being, the state or fact of existence | |
mon |
1. det. (possessive) my (used to qualify masculine nouns and vowel-initial words regardless of gender) | |
J'ai perdu mon chapeau. - I lost my hat. | |
La décision a été prise pendant mon absence. - The decision was taken in my absence. | |
2. det. Followed by rank, obligatory way of addressing a (male) superior officer within the military. (Folk etymology: military-specific short for "monsieur".) | |
morceau |
1. n-m. piece, slice, bit, morsel | |
2. n-m. (music) piece, work | |
manger le morceau - to fess up, spill the beans | |
3. n-m. (Quebec, slang) gun, piece | |
favori |
1. adj. favourite (UK) / favorite (US) | |
2. n-m. favorite | |
3. n-m. (in the plural) sideburns, side whiskers | |