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tourner
     1. v. to turn (left, right etc.)
     2. v. to stir (e.g. ingredients)
     3. v. to tour, to go on tour
     4. v. (film) to film, to shoot a film
     5. v. (computing, ambitransitive) to run, to execute (a program, an application etc.)
           Faire tourner un programme sur son ordinateur. - To run a program on one's computer.
     6. v. to lathe
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.
pensées
     1. n. plural of pensée
     2. Participle. feminine plural of pensé
     penser
          1. v. to think, reflect, concentrate one's mind on something
                Penser tout haut. - Think aloud, speak one's mind freely.
          2. v. to estimate, imagine, believe
                Vous n'en êtes pas où vous pensez. - You are not where you think you are.
                Il y a, je pense, dix kilomètres de chez vous chez moi. - It is ten kilometres, I estimate, from your place to my place.
                J'irai vous voir demain, je pense. - I will see you tomorrow, I suppose.
                La chose n'est pas si facile qu'on le pense. - The thing is not as simple as one might believe.
                Je ne pensais pas que vous vous méprendriez sur le sens de mes paroles. - I didn't imagine you would be mistaken on the sense of my words.
          3. v. (originally with a que sentence) to be of the opinion that, believe
                Je pensais qu'il était de vos amis. - I thought he was a friend.
                Je veux être d'accord avec toi, mais je ne pense pas que nous ayons besoin de son aide. - I want to agree with you, but I don't think we need his help.
                Je pense comme vous. - I agree with your view.
                Il ne dit rien qu'il ne pense. - He doesn't say anything he doesn't believe.
                Dites librement ce que vous pensez. - Cavalierly state your opinion.
                J'espère qu'il ne pense pas ce qu'il dit. - I hope he doesn't believe what he is saying.
                Faites-moi connaître votre façon de penser. - Tell me how you think about it.
                Pensez-vous ? - Do you really believe that? (1935, punning at the dialogue partner's missing belief in his own statement)
          4. v. to be absorbed by a worry or depressing thoughts
          5. v. to conceive a project
          6. v. (with de + object) to evoke the image or remembrance of someone in one's mind
                Penser d'aucun.
          7. v. (with à + object) to attach one's thinking to someone, especially lovingly
                Pensez à moi. - Think of me.
                Il ne pense qu'à celle qu'il aime. - He only thinks but of his beloved.
          8. v. (with infinitive) to believe being or doing something
                Il pense être plus habile que les autres. - He believes being smarter than others.
                Il ne pensait pas être observé. - He didn't think he was being observed.
                J'ai pensé mourir. - I thought I was going to die.
          9. v. (with mal or bien + de + object) to think well or badly, to have a high or low opinion of someone
                C'est un homme qui pense toujours mal des autres. - It's a man who always thinks badly of others.
                Je ne pense de cette affaire ni bien ni mal. - I don't think neither well nor badly of this affair.
                Que pensez-vous de cet homme ? - What do you think about this man?
          10. v. (with de + infinitive) to try or prepare to do something
                Penser de faire qqc.
          11. v. to reflect on something
                Soi penser qqc.
          12. v. (with à + object) to bear, keep something in mind, to consider something
                Le mal vient sans qu'on y pense. - Evil comes without one thinking of it.
                Faire ou dire une chose sans penser à mal. - Do or say something without meaning to harm.
                À quoi pensez-vous ? - What are you thinking?
          13. v. (with infinitive) to intend to do, aim at doing something
                Je pensais aller vous voir. - I fancied paying you a visit.
                Que pensez-vous faire ? - What do you intend to do?
          14. v. to have something in one's mind (c. 1220 in Barlaam et Josaphat, ed. C. Appel, 5623)
                C'est un homme qui ne dit jamais ce qu'il pense. - That's a man who never says what he thinks.
                Il pense beaucoup de choses qu'il ne dit pas. - He thinks a lot of things he doesn't say.
          15. v. (with à + infinitive) to intend to do, aim at doing something
                À quoi pensez-vous de vous conduire ainsi ? - What are you aiming at by behaving like this?
                Je suis trop de vos amis pour avoir pensé à vous nuire. - I am too much your friend to think of harming you.
                Je pensais à aller vous voir hier. - I considered to visit you yesterday.
          16. v. (with mal, obsolete) to intend to do something bad
                Penser mal.
          17. v. (with à + object) to take care of
                Il nous a reçus admirablement, il a pensé à tout. - He has welcomed us admirably, he has thought of everything.
          18. v. (with bien, in politics, religion, moral) to have opinions in accordance with the agreed principles
                Bien penser.
          19. v. (with adverb or adverbial expression) to have a certain intellectual tendency, preference or property
                Penser finement, noblement, singulièrement, hardiment. - To think finely, nobly, in a singular way, boldly.
                Penser avec justesse. - To think with accuracy.
                Penser juste. - To think in the right way.
     pensée
          1. Participle. feminine singular of pensé
          2. n-f. a thought (first attested 1176 in Chrétien de Troyes, Cligès, ed. A. Micha, 5246)
          3. n-f. reflection, meditation, faculty of thinking (late 12th century)
          4. n-f. (in the expression “être en pensée”) worry, concern (late 12th century)
          5. n-f. the mind as the seat of thinking (c. 1200)
          6. n-f. (obsolete) amorous attachment (c. 1200)
          7. n-f. manner of thinking (c. 1215)
          8. n-f. an idea coming up in one's mind (c. 1220 in Anseïs de Carthage, 332)
          9. n-f. the guiding idea of a decision made or one's will (c. 1274 in Adenet Le Roi, Berte, 1644)
          10. n-f. moral disposition (first quarter of 13th century)
          11. n-f. an operation of the mind (since 1636)
          12. n-f. idea expressed by an author in a literary or artistic work (since 1621)
          13. n-f. thinking, worldview of an author
                Travestir la pensée d'un auteur.
          14. n-f. a pansy (plant) (c. 1460)
vers
     1. prep. towards
     2. prep. to
           Elle a traduit les paroles de sa chanson préférée du français vers l'anglais. - She translated the lyrics of her favorite song from French to English.
     3. prep. around, circa (with a date or time)
           Pouvez-vous nous attendre jusque vers midi ? - Can you wait for us until about noon?
     4. n-m. verse
     5. n. plural of ver
     ver
          1. n-m. worm
quelque
     1. det. some (singular)
chose
     1. n-f. thing
quelque chose
     1. pron. something (an indefinite or indeterminate object)
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
appliquer
     1. v. to apply, to put something on something else
     2. v. to apply, to employ, to make use of
     3. v. to apply to, to be applicable to
     4. v.          (mathematics) to map to
     5. v. to apply one's effort to something, to try hard, to dedicate oneself
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.
pensées
     1. n. plural of pensée
     2. Participle. feminine plural of pensé
     penser
          1. v. to think, reflect, concentrate one's mind on something
                Penser tout haut. - Think aloud, speak one's mind freely.
          2. v. to estimate, imagine, believe
                Vous n'en êtes pas où vous pensez. - You are not where you think you are.
                Il y a, je pense, dix kilomètres de chez vous chez moi. - It is ten kilometres, I estimate, from your place to my place.
                J'irai vous voir demain, je pense. - I will see you tomorrow, I suppose.
                La chose n'est pas si facile qu'on le pense. - The thing is not as simple as one might believe.
                Je ne pensais pas que vous vous méprendriez sur le sens de mes paroles. - I didn't imagine you would be mistaken on the sense of my words.
          3. v. (originally with a que sentence) to be of the opinion that, believe
                Je pensais qu'il était de vos amis. - I thought he was a friend.
                Je veux être d'accord avec toi, mais je ne pense pas que nous ayons besoin de son aide. - I want to agree with you, but I don't think we need his help.
                Je pense comme vous. - I agree with your view.
                Il ne dit rien qu'il ne pense. - He doesn't say anything he doesn't believe.
                Dites librement ce que vous pensez. - Cavalierly state your opinion.
                J'espère qu'il ne pense pas ce qu'il dit. - I hope he doesn't believe what he is saying.
                Faites-moi connaître votre façon de penser. - Tell me how you think about it.
                Pensez-vous ? - Do you really believe that? (1935, punning at the dialogue partner's missing belief in his own statement)
          4. v. to be absorbed by a worry or depressing thoughts
          5. v. to conceive a project
          6. v. (with de + object) to evoke the image or remembrance of someone in one's mind
                Penser d'aucun.
          7. v. (with à + object) to attach one's thinking to someone, especially lovingly
                Pensez à moi. - Think of me.
                Il ne pense qu'à celle qu'il aime. - He only thinks but of his beloved.
          8. v. (with infinitive) to believe being or doing something
                Il pense être plus habile que les autres. - He believes being smarter than others.
                Il ne pensait pas être observé. - He didn't think he was being observed.
                J'ai pensé mourir. - I thought I was going to die.
          9. v. (with mal or bien + de + object) to think well or badly, to have a high or low opinion of someone
                C'est un homme qui pense toujours mal des autres. - It's a man who always thinks badly of others.
                Je ne pense de cette affaire ni bien ni mal. - I don't think neither well nor badly of this affair.
                Que pensez-vous de cet homme ? - What do you think about this man?
          10. v. (with de + infinitive) to try or prepare to do something
                Penser de faire qqc.
          11. v. to reflect on something
                Soi penser qqc.
          12. v. (with à + object) to bear, keep something in mind, to consider something
                Le mal vient sans qu'on y pense. - Evil comes without one thinking of it.
                Faire ou dire une chose sans penser à mal. - Do or say something without meaning to harm.
                À quoi pensez-vous ? - What are you thinking?
          13. v. (with infinitive) to intend to do, aim at doing something
                Je pensais aller vous voir. - I fancied paying you a visit.
                Que pensez-vous faire ? - What do you intend to do?
          14. v. to have something in one's mind (c. 1220 in Barlaam et Josaphat, ed. C. Appel, 5623)
                C'est un homme qui ne dit jamais ce qu'il pense. - That's a man who never says what he thinks.
                Il pense beaucoup de choses qu'il ne dit pas. - He thinks a lot of things he doesn't say.
          15. v. (with à + infinitive) to intend to do, aim at doing something
                À quoi pensez-vous de vous conduire ainsi ? - What are you aiming at by behaving like this?
                Je suis trop de vos amis pour avoir pensé à vous nuire. - I am too much your friend to think of harming you.
                Je pensais à aller vous voir hier. - I considered to visit you yesterday.
          16. v. (with mal, obsolete) to intend to do something bad
                Penser mal.
          17. v. (with à + object) to take care of
                Il nous a reçus admirablement, il a pensé à tout. - He has welcomed us admirably, he has thought of everything.
          18. v. (with bien, in politics, religion, moral) to have opinions in accordance with the agreed principles
                Bien penser.
          19. v. (with adverb or adverbial expression) to have a certain intellectual tendency, preference or property
                Penser finement, noblement, singulièrement, hardiment. - To think finely, nobly, in a singular way, boldly.
                Penser avec justesse. - To think with accuracy.
                Penser juste. - To think in the right way.
     pensée
          1. Participle. feminine singular of pensé
          2. n-f. a thought (first attested 1176 in Chrétien de Troyes, Cligès, ed. A. Micha, 5246)
          3. n-f. reflection, meditation, faculty of thinking (late 12th century)
          4. n-f. (in the expression “être en pensée”) worry, concern (late 12th century)
          5. n-f. the mind as the seat of thinking (c. 1200)
          6. n-f. (obsolete) amorous attachment (c. 1200)
          7. n-f. manner of thinking (c. 1215)
          8. n-f. an idea coming up in one's mind (c. 1220 in Anseïs de Carthage, 332)
          9. n-f. the guiding idea of a decision made or one's will (c. 1274 in Adenet Le Roi, Berte, 1644)
          10. n-f. moral disposition (first quarter of 13th century)
          11. n-f. an operation of the mind (since 1636)
          12. n-f. idea expressed by an author in a literary or artistic work (since 1621)
          13. n-f. thinking, worldview of an author
                Travestir la pensée d'un auteur.
          14. n-f. a pansy (plant) (c. 1460)
se
     1. pron. The third-person reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun.
     2. pron.          (to) himself
     3. pron.          (to) herself
     4. pron.          (to) oneself
     5. pron.          (to) itself
     6. pron.          (to) themselves
     7. pron.          (to) each other
     8. pron. (Louisiana) (The second-person plural reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun.)
           Je suis partie à la chasse et faut vous autres se comportes bien. - I'm going hunting and y'all need to behave yourselves.
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
s'y
     1. contraction. se + y
adonner
     1. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to devote oneself
     2. v. (Louisiana French) to get along well, be compatible
     3. v. (Louisiana French) to get used to
     4. v. (Louisiana French, Quebec) to happen, come to pass (by chance), to happen (by coincidence)
     5. v. (sailing) (of the wind) to blow in a favorable direction, allowing the sails to luff
entièrement
     1. adv. entirely
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