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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'
cuisinière
     1. n-f. cook, , person, occupation: female equivalent of cuisinier
     2. n-f. cooker, , instrument for cooking
     3. n-f.          stove, range (white appliance, white goods, kitchen appliance)
pleura
     1. v. third-person singular past historic of pleurer
     pleurer
          1. v. to cry, to weep
          2. v. to mourn
et
     1. conj. and
ne
     1. part. (literary) not (used alone to negate a verb; now chiefly with only a few particular verbs: see usage notes)
     2. part. not, no (used before a verb, with a coordinating negative element usually following; see Usage Notes, below)
     3. part. (Used in a subordinate clause before a subjunctive verb (especially when the main verb expresses doubt or fear), to provide extra overtones of doubt or uncertainty (but not negating its verb); the so-
     4. part. In comparative clauses usually translated with the positive sense of the subsequent negative
           Apprendre le français est plus facile qu'on ne pense. - Learning French is easier than you (might) think.
répondit
     1. v. third-person singular past historic of répondre
     répondre
          1. v. to reply, to answer + à (object) = to (a question)
                Tu dois répondre aux questions que je te pose. - You must answer the questions I ask you.
          2. v. (law) to answer for +preo, de
                répondre de ses actes - to answer for one's deeds
pas
     1. n-m. step, pace, footstep
     2. n-m. (geography) strait, pass
           Pas de Calais - Strait of Dover
     3. n-m. thread, pitch (of a screw or nut)
     4. adv. The most common adverb of negation in French, typically translating into English as not, don't, doesn't, etc.
           Je ne sais pas. - I don't know
           Ma grande sœur n'habite pas avec nous. - My big sister doesn't live with us.
           J’veux pas travailler. - I don't wanna work.
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