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le
     1. art. the (definite article)
           Le lait du matin. - The milk of the morning.
     2. art. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English.
           L'amour est aveugle. - Love is blind.
     3. art. (before parts of the body) the; my, your, etc.
           Il s’est cassé la jambe. - He has broken his leg.
     4. art. (before units) a, an
           Cinquante kilomètres à l’heure. - fifty kilometres an hour
     5. 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.
     6. 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
ennemi
     1. adj. enemy
           feu ennemi - enemy fire
     2. n-m. enemy
           Le mieux est l’ennemi du bien. - The better is the enemy of the good.
tient
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of tenir
     tenir
          1. v. to have; to hold
          2. v. to keep
          3. v. to take (e.g., take into account, take into consideration); to consider; to account for; to reflect
                Peut-être devons-nous tenir compte de plusieurs problèmes. - Maybe we should take several issues into account.
          4. v. to stay; to hold
          5. v. to hold on
                Elle descend en se tenant aux racines. - She comes down using the roots for handles (holding on to the roots).
          6. v. to hold oneself, to be standing
                Il se tenait dans le coin. - He stood in the corner.
          7. v. to behave
                Tiens-toi bien. - Behave yourself.
          8. v. to maintain, remain in a certain position or disposition
                Tiens-toi droit! - Keep yourself straight!
                Elle se tient immobile sur la corde raide. - She stays still on the tightrope.
          9. v. (indtr, à) to be attached to something, to be fond of something, to hold something dear; to wish to
          10. v. to hang out
les
     1. art. plural of le: the
     2. art. plural of la: the
     3. pron. plural of le: them
     4. pron. plural of la: them
hauteurs
     1. n. plural of hauteur
     hauteur
          1. n-f. height, altitude
                La hauteur du Mont Everest est de 8.848 mètres. - The height of Mount Everest is 8,848 meters.
          2. n-f. arrogance
          3. n-f. (geometry) height
                La hauteur d'un parallélogramme est perpendiculaire à sa base. - The height of a parallelogram is perpendicular to its base.
          4. n-f. (music) pitch
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