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longue
     1. adj. feminine singular of long
     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.
marche
     1. n-f. march (formal, rhythmic way of walking)
     2. n-f. march (song in the genre of music written for marching)
     3. n-f. walk (distance walked)
     4. n-f. movement (of a vehicle)
     5. n-f. functioning
     6. n-f. step (step of a stair)
     7. n-f. marches (region near a border)
     8. v. first-person singular present of marcher
     9. v. third-person singular present of marcher
     10. v. second-person singular imperative of marcher
     marcher
          1. v. to walk
                Il marche au milieu de la rue. - He is walking in the middle of the street
          2. v. to travel; to move; to march
          3. v. (figurative) to work, to function
                Comment ça marche ? - How does it work?
                Cet appareil ne marche plus. - This device isn't working anymore.
          4. v. to step
                Marcher sur le pied de quelqu’un. - To step on the foot of someone
          5. v. to cooperate
                Je ne marche plus. - I am no longer in.
          6. v. to believe
                Il marche. - He believes my joke.
                Il m'a fait marcher. - He took me for a ride.
dans
     1. prep. (literal, figurative) in, inside (enclosed in a physical space, a group, a state)
           vieillir dans la misère - to grow old in poverty
           être dans l'infanterie - to be in the infantry
           avoir quelque chose dans la bouche - to have something in the mouth
           dans les circonstances d'une pandémie - under the circumstances of a pandemic
           Il habite dans le quartier le plus riche de Paris. - He lives in the richest district of Paris.
           Il nage comme un poisson dans l'eau. - He swims like a fish in the water.
           mettre l'argent dans la poche - to put money into one's pocket
           Bienvenue dans le meilleur bar de tout Paris. - Welcome to the best bar in all of Paris.
     2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain large subdivisions, see usage notes)
           Aujourd'hui, je vais dans le Maine, et demain, je vais dans l’État de New York. - Today, I'm going to Maine, and tomorrow, I'm going to New York.
     3. prep. in, within (a longer period of time)
           Je serai prêt dans une heure. - I'll be ready in one hour.
           Il arrivera dans trois jours. - He will arrive in three days.
     4. prep. (with respect to time) during
           dans un temps donné - during a given time
           dans ma jeunesse - in my youth
     5. prep. out of, from
           boire dans une tasse - to drink from a cup
           Il prend le beurre dans le réfrigérateur. - He takes the butter out of the fridge.
     6. prep. (metonymy) in; in the works of
           le marxisme dans Sartre - Marxism in the works of Sartre
     7. prep. (colloquial) (Used in dans les)
           dans les trentes kilos - about thirty kilos
           dans les dix euros - about ten euros
     8. n. plural of dan
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
brouillard
     1. n-m. fog, mist
     2. n-m. (finance) daybook
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