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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
froid
1. adj. cold (temperature)
2. n-m. (diseases) cold, chill
3. n-m. (of a relationship) distance, strain
resserre
1. v. first-person singular present of resserrer
2. v. third-person singular present of resserrer
3. v. second-person singular imperative of resserrer
resserrer
1. v. to retighten (knot, belt, screw, etc.)
2. v. to tighten (link, knot)
Plus l'animal bougeait et plus la corde se resserait autour de son cou.
3. v. to become stricter (discipline)
Depuis le dernier conseil de classe, la discipline s'est resserrée.
4. v. to narrow (road, gap)
L'écart entre les coureurs se resserre.
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
pores
1. n. plural of pore
pore
1. n-m. pore (small opening in skin)
2. n-m. by extension, small openings
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.
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
rend
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of rendre
rendre
1. v. to give back; to return, to restore
2. v. to render
3. v. to give
rendre un avis favorable. - To give a favorable opinion.
rendre sa décision. - To make a decision.
4. v. to make
Tu me rends malade. - You make me ill.
5. v. to pay (a visit)
L'amour vient rendre visite à mon âme. - Love comes to pay a visit to my soul.
6. v. to make one's way (to a place), to get oneself (into a place) (with dans)
7. v. (indtr, chez, .reflexive) to call on (someone)
8. v. to surrender, to give in, to give oneself up to
Après trois longues heures d'attente, le voleur s'est finalement rendu. - After three long hours of waiting, the thief finally surrendered.
moins
1. adv. comparative of peu; less, fewer
Faites moins de bruit. - Make less noise.
J'ai dû attendre moins de dix minutes. - I had to wait less than ten minutes.
De moins en moins de personnes peuvent se permettre de passer des vacances à l'étranger. - Fewer and fewer people can afford to spend holidays abroad.
2. adv. (with numbers) minus; negative
moins cinq - minus five
3. adv. preceded by a definite article superlative of peu; the least
C'est lui qui gagne le moins (d'argent) dans sa famille. - He earns the least money in his family.
C'était la chose la moins surprenante. - It was the least surprising thing.
4. n-m. the minus sign
5. prep. minus
Cinq moins deux font trois - Five minus two makes three.
ouverts
1. adj. masculine plural of ouvert
2. Participle. masculine plural of ouvert
ouvert
1. adj. open
2. adj. switched on
3. adj. (heraldry) of a building: having a door of a specified colour
4. Participle. past participle of ouvrir
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.
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
rétrécit
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of rétrécir
2. v. third-person singular past historic of rétrécir
rétrécir
1. v. to shrink
2. v. to narrow

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