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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
cerf
     1. n-m. a stag, a hart
emmena
     1. v. third-person singular past historic of emmener
     emmener
          1. v. to take off, take away or out
          2. v. to take (someone) along somewhere, to take (something) with (someone)
ainsi
     1. adv. in this way, thus
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'
chasse
     1. n-f. hunt
     2. n-f. hunting
     3. v. first-person singular present of chasser
     4. v. third-person singular present of chasser
     5. v. second-person singular imperative of chasser
     chasser
          1. v. to hunt
          2. v. to chase
          3. v. to drive off
          4. v. to chassé
une
     1. num. feminine singular of un
     2. art. a / an (feminine indefinite article)
     3. n-f. front page (of a publication)
heure
     1. n-f. hour, time
           C'est l'heure de partir. - It's time to leave.
     2. n-f. o'clock
deux
     1. num. two
heures
     1. n. plural of heure
     heure
          1. n-f. hour, time
                C'est l'heure de partir. - It's time to leave.
          2. n-f. o'clock
sans
     1. prep. without
           Je ne veux pas partir sans toi. - I cannot leave without you.
           Elle est partie sans parler à personne. - She left without talking to anyone.
trop
     1. adv. too; too much
           La soupe est trop chaude. - The soup is too hot.
           J'ai trop mangé. - I have eaten too much.
     2. adv. (colloquial intensifier) very, really, so
           Elle est trop belle ! - She is so beautiful!
se
     1. pron. The third-person reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun.
     2. pron.          (to) himself
     3. pron.          (to) herself
     4. pron.          (to) oneself
     5. pron.          (to) itself
     6. pron.          (to) themselves
     7. pron.          (to) each other
     8. pron. (Louisiana) (The second-person plural reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun.)
           Je suis partie à la chasse et faut vous autres se comportes bien. - I'm going hunting and y'all need to behave yourselves.
hâter
     1. v. to speed up, hasten
     2. v. to hurry
maintenant
     1. adv. now, currently
     2. adv. , à cette heure
     3. adv. , à présent
     4. adv. , actuellement
     5. adv. , aujourd'hui
     6. adv. , en ce moment
     7. Participle. present participle of maintenir
     maintenir
          1. v. to maintain
          2. v. to stick to
          3. v. to stay fair
          4. v. to persist
          5. v. to keep up
juste
     1. adj. fair, just
     2. adj. reasonable, appropriate, grounded
     3. adj. correct
     4. adv. exactly, precisely
           Il est juste là! - It is right there!
     5. adv. upright, not crooked or bent
     6. adv. just, only
           Je veux juste un œuf. - I just want one egg.
           J'en prends juste un tout petit peu. - I only took a little bit.
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
train
     1. n-m. train (rail mounted vehicle)
     2. n-m. pace
     3. n-m. (Louisiana French) noise
que
     1. conj. that (introduces a subordinate noun clause and connects it to its parent clause)
           Je vois que tu parles bien français. - I see that you speak French well.
     2. conj. Substitutes for another, previously stated conjunction.
           Si le temps est beau et que tout le monde est d'accord, nous mangerons en plein air. - If the weather is nice and if everyone likes the idea, we'll eat outside.
     3. conj. when, no sooner
           Il était à peine parti qu’elle a téléphoné à la police. - No sooner had he left when she called the police.
     4. conj. (Links two noun phrases in apposition forming a clause without a (finite) verb, such that the complement acts as predicate.)
     5. conj. introduces a comparison
     6. conj.          (comparisons of superiority or inferiority) than
                   Il est plus grand que son père. - He is taller than his father.
     7. conj.          (comparisons of equality) as
                   Elle est aussi intelligente que toi. - She is as smart as you.
     8. conj. (used with ne) only, just; but, nothing but
           Je ne mange que des fruits. - I eat nothing but fruit.
     9. conj. how (in rhetorical interjections)
           Que c'est beau! - How beautiful it is!
           Mais que t'es drôle, quoi. - Oh, how funny you are.
     10. pron. (tlb, interrogative)
     11. pron. (slightly formal, accusative) (The inanimate direct-object interrogative pronoun.)
           Que pensez-vous de cette peinture ? - What do you think of that painting?
           Qu'auriez-vous fait d'autre ? - What else would you have done?
     12. pron. (slightly formal, nominative) (The inanimate subject or predicative interrogative pronoun.)
           Qu'est-il arrivé ? - What happened?
           Que me vaut cette visite ? - To what do I owe this visit?
           Que sommes-nous ? - What are we?
     13. pron. (accusative, relative) (The direct object relative pronoun.)
           C'est un homme que je connais très bien. - He's a man whom I know very well.
           Je viens de lire la lettre que vous m'avez envoyée. - I've just read the letter that you sent me.
il
     1. pron. he (third-person singular masculine subject pronoun for human subject)
           Il est parti. - He left.
     2. pron. it (third-person singular subject pronoun for grammatically masculine objects)
           Je cherche mon livre. Où est-il ? - I'm looking for my book. Where is it?
     3. pron. (impersonal pronoun) Impersonal subject; it
           Il pleut. - It’s raining.
fallait
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of falloir
     falloir
          1. v. (impersonal) to need, have to, to be necessary (that)
                Il faut que j'y aille - I need to go.
                Faut que j'y aille. - Got to go.
                Il ne faut pas que tu dises ça. - You don’t have to say that.
                Il a tout ce qu'il te faut. - He has everything that you need.
          2. v. to take (time)
          3. v. to be missing
pour
     1. prep. for (meant for, intended for) (followed by a noun or pronoun)
           J'ai un cadeau pour toi. - I've got a gift for you.
     2. prep. for (in support of)
           Pourquoi voter pour lui ? - Why did you vote for him?
     3. prep. for (as a consequence for)
           Il faut le punir pour ses crimes. - He must be punished for his crimes.
     4. prep. for (an intended destination)
           Sébastien est parti pour Londres. - Sébastien left for London.
     5. prep. to (to bring about an intended result) (followed by a verb in the infinitive)
           Je veux chanter pour te faire revenir. - I want to sing to make you come back.
     6. prep. for, to (according to)
           Pour moi, ce film est trop irréaliste. - For me, this film is too unrealistic.
distancer
     1. v. to distance, outdistance
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
chiens
     1. n. plural of chien
     chien
          1. n-m. dog
          2. n-m. cock, hammer (of a firearm)
          3. adj. (Louisiana French) greedy, stingy
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