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resserrez
     1. v. second-person plural present indicative of resserrer
     2. v. second-person plural imperative of resserrer
     resserrer
          1. v. to retighten (knot, belt, screw, etc.)
          2. v. to tighten (link, knot)
                Plus l'animal bougeait et plus la corde se resserait autour de son cou.
          3. v. to become stricter (discipline)
                Depuis le dernier conseil de classe, la discipline s'est resserrée.
          4. v. to narrow (road, gap)
                L'écart entre les coureurs se resserre.
ce
     1. det. this, that
     2. pron. (subject of être, with predicative adjectives or relative clauses, singular only) it, this, that (see § Usage notes, below)
           C'est beau ! - It is beautiful!
           est-ce que...? - is it that...?
           ce dont je parlais - that which I was speaking of
           C'eût été avec plaisir, mais... - It would have been with pleasure, but...
           C'eût été dommage... - It would have been a pity...
     3. pron. (subject of être, with predicate nouns) he, she, it, this, that
           C'est un/une célébrité. - He/she is a celebrity.
           Ce sont des célébrités. - These are celebrities.
           Ce sont des gens bien. - These are good people.
           ce semble - it seems
           ce peuvent être... - these may be...
papier
     1. n-m. paper (A material used for writing or printing on, made from cellulose pulp rolled into thin sheets)
     2. n-m. paper (official documents)
     3. n-m. article, piece (in a newspaper)
     4. n-m. (plural) paperwork
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
votre
     1. det. (possessive) your, belonging to you (plural or formal)
           Monsieur, c'est votre portefeuille ? - Sir, is this your wallet?
           S'il vous plaît, donnez-moi votre adresse. - Please give me your address.
bureau
     1. n-m. desk
     2. n-m. office (room)
     3. n-m. ticket office
     4. n-m. the staff of an office
     5. n-m. office; an administrative unit
     6. n-m. (obsolete) frieze (coarse woolen cloth)
     7. n-m. (computing, GUI) desktop (on-screen background)
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