| 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 | |
| Soleil |
| 1. Proper noun. the Sun | |
| Le Soleil se lève à l'est et se couche à l'ouest. - The Sun rises in the east and sets in the west. | |
| 2. n-m. sun (star) | |
| Il fait soleil. - It is sunny. | |
| Regarder le soleil fait mal aux yeux. - Looking at the sun hurts the eyes. | |
| 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 | |
| bien |
| 1. adj. good, all right, great | |
| 2. adj. good looking, nice | |
| 3. adv. well | |
| Ça va bien ? - It goes well? | |
| Il joue vraiment bien au football. - He plays soccer really well. | |
| 4. adv. indeed; so | |
| Bien, on peut partir maintenant ? - So, can we leave now? | |
| 5. adv. (followed by de, des, or du) a lot (of) | |
| Macy Gray a traversé bien des épreuves. - Macy Gray got through a lot of ordeals. | |
| 6. adv. very; really | |
| C'est bien aimable à vous. - it's very considerate of you. | |
| C'est bien beau, mais... - It's all very well, but... | |
| Je te trouve bien silencieux aujourd'hui. - You seem very quiet today. | |
| Il est bien moche, ce type. Ce type est vraiment moche. - That guy is really ugly. | |
| 7. adv. (in comparisons) much (more, less, better, etc.) | |
| Jérémie est bien plus fort que moi. - Jérémie is much stronger than me. | |
| bien meilleur que ... - much better than ..., much better than ... | |
| 8. n-m. good as opposed to evil | |
| 9. n-m. a commodity, a good | |
| 10. n-m. a possession | |
| chaud |
| 1. adj. warm, hot | |
| Attention, la poêle est chaude ! - Be careful; the pan is hot! | |
| 2. adj. (slang) horny, randy (showing interest in sexual activity) | |
| Cette meuf est chaude ! - That chick's horny as hell! | |
| 3. adj. (slang) enthusiastic, willing, up for | |
| T'es sûr que tu veux y aller ? Je suis vraiment pas chaud, perso ! - Are you sure you wanna go? I'm not really up for it, personally. | |
| 4. adj. (slang) hard | |
| Ça va être chaud de finir ça d'ici demain, je crois pas que j'aurai le temps... - Finishing that on time is gonna be hard, I don't think I'll have enough time... | |
| 5. adj. (slang) risky, dangerous, disreputable, dodgy | |
| Il vaut mieux éviter cette partie de la ville, ces quartiers sont chauds. - It's better to avoid that part of the city; those neighborhoods are sketchy. | |
| 6. n-m. heat, warmth | |
| aujourd'hui |
| 1. adv. today | |
| 2. adv. nowadays | |
| 3. n-m. today | |
