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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
infamie
1. n-f. infamy
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
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
vivre
1. v. to live
vivre comme un roi - live like a king
2. v. to experience
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
je
1. pron. I
vis
1. n-f. screw (metal fastener)
2. v. first-person singular present indicative of vivre
3. v. second-person singular present indicative of vivre
4. v. second-person singular present imperative of vivre
5. v. first-person singular past historic of voir
6. v. second-person singular past historic of voir
vivre
1. v. to live
vivre comme un roi - live like a king
2. v. to experience
voir
1. v. to see (visually)
Je vois ma mère là-bas. - I see my mother over there.
On ne voit pas souvent de la neige par ici. - One doesn't often see snow around here.
2. v. to see (to understand)
Tu vois que tu avais tort ? - Do you see that you were wrong?
3. v. to see (to visit, to go and see)
4. adv. (Louisiana French) please (used to mark the imperative)
Viens voir ici. - Come here please.

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