| mais |
| 1. conj. but, although | |
| 2. interj. an expression of surprise, disbelief, or frustration roughly equivalent to the English well, or sometimes yeah | |
| Mais qu'est-ce que tu fais ? - What the heck are you doing? | |
| 3. n. plural of mai | |
| en |
| 1. prep. in (used to indicate space, also see usage notes) | |
| J'habite en Angleterre. - I live in England. | |
| 2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain very large locations, see usage notes) | |
| Il est allé en France. - He went to France. | |
| 3. prep. by (used to indicate means) | |
| aller en bus - go by bus | |
| partir en voiture - leave by car | |
| 4. prep. as | |
| Il me traite en ami. - He treats me as a friend. | |
| habillé en père Noël - dressed as Father Christmas | |
| 5. prep. at (used to describe an ability) | |
| fort en histoire - good at history | |
| 6. prep. of, made of (used to describe composition) | |
| une chaise en hêtre - a chair made of beech/a beech chair | |
| une fourchette en métal - a fork made of metal/a metal fork | |
| 7. prep. in (during the following time (used for months and years)) | |
| en 1993 - in 1993 | |
| en janvier - in January | |
| en septembre 2001 - in September 2001 | |
| 8. prep. (followed by a gerund) while | |
| 9. prep. (followed by a gerund) by, in describing a way of getting something | |
| C'est en trichant qu'il est devenu champion. - It was by cheating that he became champion. | |
| 10. prep. in (used to describe color) | |
| une photo en noir et blanc - a photo in black and white | |
| 11. prep. in (used to describe feelings) | |
| en détresse - in distress | |
| 12. prep. in (as part of something) | |
| en équipe - on a team | |
| 13. pron. (Used as the object of a verb to indicate an indefinite quantity; of it, of them. Replaces the partitive article (du, de la, etc.)) | |
| Essaies-en ! - Try some (of it / them)! | |
| Tu as combien de livres ? J'en ai trois. - How many books do you have? I have three (of them). | |
| Y a-t-il beaucoup de pièces ? Oui. Il y en a beaucoup. - Are there many rooms? Yes, there are many (of them). | |
| Martin a trois sandwichs, mais j'en ai seulement deux. - Martin has three sandwiches, but I have only two (of them). | |
| Il y en a combien ? - How many of them are there? | |
| Je bois de l'alcool parce que j'en ai besoin - I drink alcohol because I need (of) it. | |
| 14. pron. Adverbial preposition indicating movement away from a place already mentioned; from there, from it. Replaces the phrase de là or d’ici. | |
| Est-ce qu'elle vient de Barcelone ? Oui, elle en vient. - Does she come from Barcelona? Yes, she comes (from there). | |
| attendant |
| 1. Participle. present participle of attendre | |
| En attendant Patrick, j'ai croisé David. - While waiting for Patrick, I ran into David. | |
| attendre |
| 1. v. to wait for, to await | |
| Je l'attends. - I'm waiting for her/him. | |
| J’attends mon cousin à la gare. - I'm waiting for my cousin at the station. | |
| 2. v. to expect | |
| On attendait mieux de toi. - We expected better from you. | |
| 3. v. to expect | |
| Je m'attendais à pire. - I expected worse. | |
| Il s'attend à ce que tu viennes ce soir. - He expects you to come tonight. | |
| Pourquoi est-ce que je me suis attendu à ce que vous ayez la gentillesse de me laisser tranquille ? - Why did I expect you to be nice enough to leave me in peace? | |
| 4. v. (Louisiana French) Alternative form of entendre, to hear | |
| Quand t'étais petit, t'attendais le français à la Messe ou a l'église? - When you were little, would you hear French at Mass or at church? | |
| en attendant |
| 1. adv. meanwhile, in the meantime | |
| acceptons |
| 1. v. first-person plural present indicative of accepter | |
| 2. v. first-person plural imperative of accepter | |
| accepter |
| 1. v. to accept | |
| je vais accepter votre offre - I'm going to accept your offer | |
| il accepte de s'arrêter - he agreed to stop | |
| la |
| 1. art. the (definite article) | |
| 2. pron. her, it (direct object) | |
| Où est Judith ? Je ne la vois pas. - Where is Judith? I don't see her. | |
| Prends cette boîte et mets-la dans le coin. - Take that box and put it in the corner. | |
| 3. n-m. (music) la, the note 'A' | |
| vie |
| 1. n-f. life, the state of organisms (organic beings) prior to death | |
| 2. n-f. life, period in which one is alive, between birth and death | |
| 3. n-f. biography, life | |
| 4. n-f. life, lifeforms | |
| L’apparition de la vie sur Terre - The appearance of life on Earth | |
| 5. n-f. cost of living | |
| La vie a drôlement augmenté depuis quelque temps : il ne me reste plus grand-chose quand j’ai payé tous les impôts. | |
| 6. n-f. attn, frWikt has even more senses than this | |
| 7. n-f. (Switzerland, Jura) way, path (road, railway, etc) | |
| avec |
| 1. prep. (accompaniment) with | |
| Je suis revenu avec lui. - I have returned with him. | |
| Voudriez-vous y aller avec moi ? - Would you like to come with me? | |
| Ils m'ont dit qu'ils étaient avec toi. - They told me that they were with you. | |
| 2. prep. (manner, instrument) with | |
| Je l'ai fait avec plaisir. - I did it with pleasure. | |
| 3. adv. (informal) too, also | |
| Il en est vraiment content. —Bien, moi avec. - He's really happy about it. —Well, me too. | |
| 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 | |
| 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. | |
| nécessités |
| 1. Participle. masculine plural of nécessité | |
| nécessiter |
| 1. v. to require | |
| 2. v. to call for | |
| la |
| 1. art. the (definite article) | |
| 2. pron. her, it (direct object) | |
| Où est Judith ? Je ne la vois pas. - Where is Judith? I don't see her. | |
| Prends cette boîte et mets-la dans le coin. - Take that box and put it in the corner. | |
| 3. n-m. (music) la, the note 'A' | |
| jeunesse |
| 1. n-f. youth | |
| inquiète |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of inquiet | |
| 2. v. first-person singular present of inquiéter | |
| 3. v. third-person singular present of inquiéter | |
| 4. v. second-person singular imperative of inquiéter | |
| inquiéter |
| 1. v. to worry | |
| Cette nouvelle m'inquiète. - This news worries me. | |
| 2. v. to be worried, to worry | |
| Ne t'inquiète pas! - Don't worry! (informal) | |
| Ne vous en inquiétez pas! - Don't worry about it. (formal) | |
| et |
| 1. conj. and | |
| fébrile |
| 1. adj. febrile, feverous, feverish | |
| 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 | |
| désir |
| 1. n-m. desire | |
| fougueux |
| 1. adj. spirited, lively | |
| 2. adj. enthusiastic | |
| et |
| 1. conj. and | |
| maladif |
| 1. adj. sickly (habitually sick) | |
| un enfant maladif - a sickly child | |
| 2. adj. poorly (not well, sick) | |
| 3. adj. pathological | |
| Timidité maladive. - Crippling shyness. | |
| 4. adj. diseased (having ill character) | |
| 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 | |
| besoin |
| 1. n-m. need | |
| 2. n-m. want (state of being in need) | |
| brutal |
| 1. adj. brutal | |
| 2. n-m. person who acts brutally | |
| 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 | |
| vice |
| 1. n-m. vice | |
| effronté |
| 1. adj. insolent; cheeky; impudent | |
| paisible |
| 1. adj. peaceful | |
| philosophique |
| 1. adj. philosophical | |
