| local |
| 1. adj. local | |
| 2. n-m. room | |
| où |
| 1. adv. where (interrogative) | |
| Où est la gare? - Where is the station? | |
| Où tu vas, là ? - Hey, where are you going? | |
| Comment savez-vous où j'habite ? - How do you know where I live? | |
| 2. adv. where (relative pronoun) | |
| 3. adv. at that time; when | |
| Je ne l'ai pas vu aussi heureux depuis le jour où il est devenu père. - I haven't seen him so happy since the day when he became a father. | |
| 4. adv. (poetic) whither, to where | |
| Un ciel plus pur et des dieux meilleurs, je t'offre à Rome où je me rends. - A purer heaven and better gods I offer you in Rome, whither I go. | |
| sont |
| 1. v. third-person plural present indicative of être | |
| Où est-ce qu'ils sont? - Where are they? | |
| 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 | |
| déposées |
| 1. Participle. feminine plural of déposé | |
| déposer |
| 1. v. to put down (set down), lay down | |
| Déposez votre lourd fardeau. - Lay down your heavy burden. | |
| déposer les armes | |
| 2. v. to deposit (one material onto another) | |
| Le fleuve a déposé d’importantes quantités d’alluvions à son embouchure - The river deposited a large amount of sediments (alluvium) at its mouth. | |
| 3. v. to drop off (someone) | |
| 4. v. (banking) to deposit (money) | |
| 5. v. to depose (to remove (a leader) from (high) office) | |
| déposer un monarque | |
| 6. v. to file (an application); to present (a document) | |
| déposer une plainte officielle - to lodge a formal complaint | |
| déposer un document, un rapport, un projet de loi - to introduce a document for discussion; to table, to put on the table of a commission or legislative assembly; to propose for formal discussi | |
| Il a dû déposer son bilan. - He had to file for bankruptcy. | |
| Avant de déposer une marque, il faut s’assurer de sa disponibilité - Before submitting a trademark for registration, make sure that it is available. | |
| des |
| 1. art. plural of un | |
| 2. art. plural of une | |
| 3. art. plural of du | |
| 4. art. plural of de la | |
| 5. art. plural of de l' | |
| 6. contraction. contraction of de les (of the, from the, some) | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| de l' |
| 1. art. some; the singular prevocalic partitive article | |
| Voudriez-vous de l’ail ? - Would you like some garlic? | |
| munitions |
| 1. n. usually in the plural plural of munition | |
| et |
| 1. conj. and | |
| toutes |
| 1. adv. feminine plural of tout | |
| 2. det. feminine plural of tout | |
| Mes sœurs sont toutes mariées | |
| My sisters are all married | |
| tout |
| 1. adv. all | |
| 2. det. all | |
| 3. n-m. whole, entirety, total | |
| le tout | |
| 4. pron. everything | |
| sortes |
| 1. n. plural of sorte | |
| 2. v. second-person singular present subjunctive of sortir | |
| sortir |
| 1. v. to exit, go out, come out | |
| Je suis sorti de l'école. - I came out of school. | |
| 2. v. to take out, bring out | |
| Je sortais les poubelles tous les mardis et les jeudis soirs. - I used to take out the trash every Tuesday and Thursday evenings. | |
| 3. n-m. end, closing | |
| Au sortir du printemps - At the closing of spring | |
| 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 | |
| approvisionnements |
| 1. n. plural of approvisionnement | |
| approvisionnement |
| 1. n-m. supply, supplying, stocking up | |
| 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. | |
| 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 | |
| armées |
| 1. n. plural of armée | |
| armée |
| 1. n-f. (military) army | |
| 2. n-f. (military) armed forces | |
| Une doctrine militaire est constituée des principes fondamentaux selon lesquels l'armée ou certaines de ses parties accomplissent leurs tâches pour atteindre les objectifs nationaux. | |
| 3. adj. feminine singular of armé | |
| 4. Participle. feminine singular of armé | |
