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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
angles
     1. n. plural of angle
     angle
          1. n-m. (geometry) a geometric angle
                La mesure d'un angle droit est égale à 90 degrés. - The measure of a right angle is equal to 90 degrees.
          2. n-m. a location at the corner of something, such as streets, buildings, furniture etc.
          3. n-m. a viewpoint or angle
de
     1. prep. of (expresses belonging)
           Paris est la capitale de la France. - Paris is the capital of France.
     2. prep. of (used to express property or association)
           Œuvres de Fermat - Fermat’s Works
           Elle est la femme de mon ami. - She is my friend’s wife.
           le voisin de Gabriel - Gabriel's neighbor
     3. prep. from (used to indicate origin)
           Elle vient de France. - She comes from France.
           Êtes-vous de Suisse ? - Are you from Switzerland?
           Ce fromage vient d’Espagne. - This cheese is from Spain.
           C’est de l’ouest de la France. - It’s from the west of France.
           Le train va de Paris à Bordeaux. - The train goes from Paris to Bordeaux.
     4. prep. of (indicates an amount)
           5 kilos de pommes. - 5 kilograms of apples.
           Un verre de vin - A glass of wine
           Une portion de frites - A portion of fries
     5. prep. used attributively, often translated into English as a compound word
           Un jus de pomme - Apple juice
           Un verre de vin - A glass of wine
           Une boîte de nuit - A nightclub
           Un chien de garde - A guarddog
           Une voiture de sport - A sportscar
           Un stade de football - A football stadium
     6. prep. from (used to indicate the start of a time or range)
           De 9:00 à 11:00 je ne serai pas libre. - From 9 to 11 I won’t be free.
           Je travaille de huit heures à midi. - I work from 8 o'clock to noon.
           un groupe de cinq à huit personnes - a group of from five to eight people
     7. prep. used after certain verbs before an infinitive, often translated into English as a gerund or an infinitive
           J’ai arrêté de fumer. - I stopped smoking.
           Il continue de m’embêter. - He keeps annoying me.
           Elle m’a dit de venir. - She told me to come.
           Nous vous exhortons de venir. - We urge you to come.
     8. prep. by (indicates the amount of change)
           Boire trois tasses par jour réduirait de 20 % les risques de contracter une maladie. - Drinking three cups a day would reduce the risks of catching an illness by 20%.
     9. art. Used in the plural with prepositioned adjectives.
           Ce sont de bons enfants. - They are good children.
           Il y a d’autres exemples. - There are other examples.
     10. art. Used in negated sentences with the grammatical object.
           Elle n’a pas de mère. - She doesn’t have a mother.
           Il ne mange pas de viande. - He doesn’t eat meat.
           Il n’y a pas de problèmes. - There are no problems.
     11. n-f. abbreviation of dame
ses
     1. det. his, her, its, their, one's (when referring to a plural noun)
           Alicia dîne chez ses parents. - Alicia is having dinner at her parents' house.
           Thomas a perdu ses clés. - Thomas has lost his keys.
           Tout le monde doit apporter ses documents. - Everyone needs to bring their documents.
lèvres
     1. n. plural of lèvre; lips
     lèvre
          1. n-f. lip
semblaient
     1. v. third-person plural imperfect indicative of sembler
     sembler
          1. v. to seem, to resemble
                Il semblerait qu'il y ait des différences significatives entre les deux groupes. - There would seem to be significant differences between the two groups.
          2. v. to appear
tirés
     1. Participle. masculine plural of tiré
     tirer
          1. v. to draw, drag, pull
          2. v. to shoot
          3. v. to draw (conclusions), to consider (consequences)
          4. v. to leave a place
          5. v. to set free, to deliver
ses
     1. det. his, her, its, their, one's (when referring to a plural noun)
           Alicia dîne chez ses parents. - Alicia is having dinner at her parents' house.
           Thomas a perdu ses clés. - Thomas has lost his keys.
           Tout le monde doit apporter ses documents. - Everyone needs to bring their documents.
mâchoires
     1. n. plural of mâchoire
     mâchoire
          1. n-f. jaw; jawbone
étaient
     1. v. third-person plural imperfect 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
contractées
     1. Participle. feminine plural of contracté
ses
     1. det. his, her, its, their, one's (when referring to a plural noun)
           Alicia dîne chez ses parents. - Alicia is having dinner at her parents' house.
           Thomas a perdu ses clés. - Thomas has lost his keys.
           Tout le monde doit apporter ses documents. - Everyone needs to bring their documents.
yeux
     1. n. plural of œil, eyes
           Il a les yeux bleus. - He has blue eyes.
           Il a de beaux yeux bleus. - He has beautiful blue eyes.
     œil
          1. n-m. (anatomy) eye, organ that is sensitive to light, helping organisms to see
          2. n-m. (plural œils) glyph, rendering of a single character
          3. n-m. (plural œils) eye (of a needle)
ses yeux
     1. his eyes
souvent
     1. adv. often
           le plus souvent - most often; more often than not
           le plus souvent possible, aussi souvent que possible - as often as possible
           le moins souvent possible, aussi peu souvent que possible - as infrequently as possible
           Je visite la France trop souvent. - I visit France too often.
           Je n'y pense pas très souvent. - I don't think of it very often.
douloureusement
     1. adv. painfully
cernés
     1. Participle. masculine plural of cerné
     cerner
          1. v. to surround
                Les gendarmes cernèrent la maison où il s’était réfugié. - The policemen surrounded the house in which he had been hiding.
                Il avait les yeux cernés de noir. - He had dark circles around his eyes.
          2. v. to figure out; to distinguish, identify the boundaries of
                La discussion a aidé à cerner le problème. - The discussion helped to clarify the nature and scope of the problem.
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