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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
verres
     1. n. plural of verre
     2. v. second-person singular present of verrer
     verre
          1. n-m. (usually) glass (substance)
                verre de couleur - colored glass
          2. n-m.          symbol of fragility
                        Ã‡a casse comme le verre. - That breaks like glass.
          3. n-m.          symbol of transparency
                        Une maison de verre. - A house of glass.
          4. n-m. Object of this substance
          5. n-m.          (optics) lens, glass
                        un verre de lunettes - a glasses lens, an eyeglass lens
                        un verre grossissant - a magnifying glass, a magnifying lens
          6. n-m.          glass (drinking vessel)
                        un verre en cristal - a crystal glass
          7. n-m.          the content of such a vessel
                        On va boire un verre! - Let's go have a drink!
          8. v. singular present of verrer
          9. v. second-person singular imperative of verrer
étant
     1. Participle. present participle of être
     2. n-m. being
     Ãªtre
          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
emplis
     1. v. first-person singular present indicative of emplir
     2. v. second-person singular present indicative of emplir
     3. v. first-person singular past historic of emplir
     4. v. second-person singular past historic of emplir
     5. v. second-person singular imperative of emplir
     6. Participle. masculine plural of empli
     emplir
          1. v. to fill
          2. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun, s'emplir) to fill
          3. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun, poetic) to be affected with a sentiment, an emotion or another quality
                Mon cÅ“ur s'emplit d'amertume - My heart is filled with bitterness
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
on
     1. pron. (indefinite) one, people, you, someone (an unspecified individual)
           On ne peut pas pêcher ici - You can’t fish here
     2. pron. (personal, informal) we
           On s’est amusés. - We had fun.
trinqua
     1. v. third-person singular past historic of trinquer
     trinquer
          1. v. to clink glasses, toast
          2. v. to booze, drink alcohol
et
     1. conj. and
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
on
     1. pron. (indefinite) one, people, you, someone (an unspecified individual)
           On ne peut pas pêcher ici - You can’t fish here
     2. pron. (personal, informal) we
           On s’est amusés. - We had fun.
But
     1. Proper noun. surname, eq=But
     2. n-m. aim
     3. n-m. goal (result one is attempting to achieve)
     4. n-m. (sports) goal (in the place, act, or point sense)
     5. v. third-person singular past historic of boire
     boire
          1. v. to drink
puis
     1. adv. then; after; next
     2. conj. and
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.
y
     1. pron. there (at a place)
           Il est dans la maison. Il y est. - He is in the house. He is there.
     2. pron. there, thither (to there)
           Nous allons au Mexique. Nous y allons. - We are going to Mexico. We are going there.
     3. pron. Used as a pronoun to replace an adverbial phrase starting with à.
           Je pense à mon pays. J'y pense. - I think about my country. I think about it.
     4. pron.          With verbs: see for verbs which use this structure.
     5. pron. With adjectives. Only used with a handful of adjectives (the most common combination being y compris, which is a special case), mainly in legal terminology.
                   personnes y nommées - Persons named there(in)
                   procédures y afférentes - Related procedures
                   documents y relatifs - Related documents
                   eaux y affluentes - Tributary waters
     6. pron. (Quebec, France, colloquial) he: Alternative form of il
     7. pron. (Quebec, France, colloquial) they: Alternative form of ils
     8. pron. (Quebec, colloquial) they: Alternative form of elles
eut
     1. v. third-person singular past historic of avoir
     avoir
          1. n-m. asset, possession
          2. v. to have (to own; to possess)
                J'aimerais avoir 20 dollars. - I would like to have 20 dollars.
          3. v. (auxiliary) to have (auxiliary verb to form compound past tenses of most verbs)
                J'ai parlé. - I have spoken, I spoke.
                Qu'est-ce que vous m'avez fait ? - What have you done to me?
          4. v. to have (a condition)
                J'ai faim. - I have hunger.
                J'ai soif. - I have thirst.
                J'ai froid. - I have cold.
                J'ai chaud. - I have hot.
                J'ai la chiasse. - I have the shits.
                J'ai le rhume. - I have a cold.
                J'ai le SIDA. - I have AIDS.
                J'ai de la fièvre. - I've got a fever.
          5. v. to have (a measure or age)
                Elle a 19 ans. - She has 19 years.
          6. v. to have (to trick)
                Tu t'es fait avoir. - You've been had.
          7. v. to have (to participate in an experience)
                avoir des relations sexuelles - to have sexual relations
          8. v. (indtr, à) to have (to), must +preo, à, infinitive
                J'ai à vous parler. - I have to talk to you.
y avoir
     1. v. (impersonal, transitive) there be
           Il y a deux raisons. - There are two reasons.
entre
     1. prep. between
     2. prep. among
     3. v. first-person singular present of entrer
     4. v. third-person singular present of entrer
     5. v. second-person singular imperative of entrer
     entrer
          1. v. to enter
                Entrer dans la salle. - Enter the room.
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
deux
     1. num. two
hommes
     1. n. plural of homme
     homme
          1. n-m. man (adult male human)
                C'est un homme bien, le meilleur d'entre nous. - He's a good man, the best of us.
          2. n-m. man, Man (species)
          3. n-m. man (virile male)
          4. n-m. man (employee)
un
     1. art. an, a
     2. num. number box, fr
     3. num. one
     4. pron. one, someone
     5. n-m. one (the number or figure)
assez
     1. adv. enough
           Il est incontestable que je suis assez bouché de croire ça. - It's incontestable that I'm already dumb enough to believe that
     2. adv. quite
     3. adv. rather
long
     1. adj. long
     2. n-m. length
           Le nez de Pinocchio mesure le matin 5 cm de long. - Pinocchio's nose measures 5 cm long in the morning.
           J'aime marcher le long du fleuve. - I like walking along the river.
silence
     1. n-m. silence
lourd
     1. adj. heavy
     2. adj. clumsy, oafish
     3. adj. (informal) annoying, a drag
           Ce type est vraiment lourd, il arrête pas de me parler sans remarquer que je m'en fous. - This guy is really annoying, he won’t stop talking to me and doesn’t notice that I don’t give a shit.
     4. adj. (weather) sultry, humid
     5. adj. (boxing) heavyweight
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)
           Å’uvres 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.
           ÃŠtes-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
gêne
     1. n-f. embarrassment
     2. n-f. discomfort, inconvenience
     3. v. first-person singular present of gêner
     4. v. third-person singular present of gêner
     5. v. second-person singular imperative of gêner
     gêner
          1. v. to hinder, hamper, bother
          2. v. to bother, annoy, irritate
          3. v. to embarrass
                Arrête de me regarder comme ça, ça me gêne.
          4. v. to be bothered about something
                Ne te gêne pas, surtout ! - Don't mind me!
                Je vais me gêner, tiens ! - See if I care!
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