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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'
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
rentre
     1. v. first-person singular present of rentrer
     2. v. third-person singular present of rentrer
     3. v. second-person singular imperative of rentrer
     rentrer
          1. v. to go back, to re-enter
                rentrer dans la salle - go back in(to) the room/re-enter the room
          2. v. to go (back) home, to come (back) home
                À trois heures du matin, je suis rentré chez moi. - At three in the morning, I went home.
          3. v. to get in, to go in, to fit in
                Ses chaussures ne rentrent pas dans son sac. - Her shoes don't fit in her bag.
          4. v. to bring in, to get in, to put in
                Rentre ta monnaie dans ta poche. - Put your change in your pocket.
          5. v. to score (a goal)
          6. v. to collide (with), crash (into), run (into)
                Fais attention! Tu as failli me rentrer dedans! - Watch out! You nearly ran into me!
dans
     1. prep. (literal, figurative) in, inside (enclosed in a physical space, a group, a state)
           vieillir dans la misère - to grow old in poverty
           être dans l'infanterie - to be in the infantry
           avoir quelque chose dans la bouche - to have something in the mouth
           dans les circonstances d'une pandémie - under the circumstances of a pandemic
           Il habite dans le quartier le plus riche de Paris. - He lives in the richest district of Paris.
           Il nage comme un poisson dans l'eau. - He swims like a fish in the water.
           mettre l'argent dans la poche - to put money into one's pocket
           Bienvenue dans le meilleur bar de tout Paris. - Welcome to the best bar in all of Paris.
     2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain large subdivisions, see usage notes)
           Aujourd'hui, je vais dans le Maine, et demain, je vais dans l’État de New York. - Today, I'm going to Maine, and tomorrow, I'm going to New York.
     3. prep. in, within (a longer period of time)
           Je serai prêt dans une heure. - I'll be ready in one hour.
           Il arrivera dans trois jours. - He will arrive in three days.
     4. prep. (with respect to time) during
           dans un temps donné - during a given time
           dans ma jeunesse - in my youth
     5. prep. out of, from
           boire dans une tasse - to drink from a cup
           Il prend le beurre dans le réfrigérateur. - He takes the butter out of the fridge.
     6. prep. (metonymy) in; in the works of
           le marxisme dans Sartre - Marxism in the works of Sartre
     7. prep. (colloquial) (Used in dans les)
           dans les trentes kilos - about thirty kilos
           dans les dix euros - about ten euros
     8. n. plural of dan
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.
trou
     1. n-m. hole
     2. n-m. blank (memory)
     3. n-m. pause in conversation
lorsque
     1. conj. when (at a time when)
           Lorsque j'étais jeune, mon meilleur ami était mon chat. - When I was young, my best friend was my cat.
revient
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of revenir
     revenir
          1. v. to come back, to return
                Je reviens de vacances. - I'm coming back from holiday.
                Je n'ai pas l'intention de revenir à Paris. - I am not planning on returning to Paris.
          2. v. (indtr, sur) to recant
                revenir sur sa décision - to go back on one's decision
                revenir sur sa parole - to go back on one's word
          3. v. (cooking, preceded by faire) to brown
                Mettez un peu de beurre et d’huile et faites revenir sur le gaz. - Put in a bit of butter and oil and brown on the gas cooker.
Le
     1. Proper noun. surname, from=Vietnamese
     2. art. the (definite article)
           Le lait du matin. - The milk of the morning.
     3. art. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English.
           L'amour est aveugle. - Love is blind.
     4. art. (before parts of the body) the; my, your, etc.
           Il s’est cassé la jambe. - He has broken his leg.
     5. art. (before units) a, an
           Cinquante kilomètres à l’heure. - fifty kilometres an hour
     6. 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.
     7. 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
matou
     1. n-m. tom (male cat)
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